![1st Lt George L Bauer, P-47 pilot of XIX Tactical Air Command, gun camera footage of Me109 kill in the Ardennes Salient. Belly tank equipped Me109 is hit initially in the engine cowling [ flying off above cockpit ] and fuselage.](https://www.americanairmuseum.com/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/media/media-27674.jpeg?itok=Pobn6SVb)
XIX Tactical Air Command
Command
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George L Bauer
Military
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1st Lt George L Bauer 397FS, 368FG, 9AF.
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1st Lt George L Bauer, P-47 pilot of XIX Tactical Air Command, gun camera footage of Me109 kill in the Ardennes Salient. Belly tank equipped Me109 is hit initially in the engine cowling and fuselage.
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![1st Lt George L Bauer, P-47 pilot of XIX Tactical Air Command, gun camera footage of Me109 kill in the Ardennes Salient. Belly tank equipped Me109 is hit initially in the engine cowling [ flying off above cockpit ] and fuselage.](https://www.americanairmuseum.com/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail/public/media/media-27674.jpeg?itok=VXCpwZrd)
1st Lt George L Bauer, P-47 pilot of XIX Tactical Air Command, gun camera footage of Me109 kill in the Ardennes Salient. Belly tank equipped Me109 is hit initially in the engine cowling [ flying off above cockpit ] and fuselage.
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1st Lt George L Bauer, P-47 pilot of XIX Tactical Air Command, gun camera footage of Me109 kill in the Ardennes Salient. Belly tank equipped Me109 is hit initially in the engine cowling and fuselage.
Assigned to 397FS, 386FG, 9AF USAAF. 2 x confirmed kills. Failed to Return (FTR) armed recon, crashed into a hill while strafing motor transport vehicle near Densberg, Germany. MACR 13622.
Awards: DFC, PH.
Service
Units served with
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368th Fighter Squadron
Squadron
Distinguished Unit Citation: Germany, 11 September 1944. -
397th Fighter Squadron
Squadron
Aircraft
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44-33205
P-47 Thunderbolt
Assigned to 397FS, 386FG, 9AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) armed recon, crashed into a hill while strafing motor transport vehicle near Densberg, Germany. Pilot 1Lt George L Bauer Killed in Action (KIA). MACR 13622.
Associated Place
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Chilbolton
Military site : airfield
Planned as a grass airfield Relief Landing Ground for RAF Middle Wallop, Chilbolton was used as a fighter and Army Co-operation base during 1940-42. Enlarged and upgraded with a tarmac-surface hard perimeter track, some double blast pens and other...
Events
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| Born | Kane County, IL, USA | 20 June 1921 |
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Son of George Carl and Mabel [Rover] Bauer. |
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| Lived in | Kane County, IL, USA | 1942 |
| Enlisted | Chicago, IL, USA | 30 September 1942 |
| Based | Chilbolton | 1944 – 28 March 1945 |
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Assigned to 397FS, 386FG, 9AF USAAF. |
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| E/A Destroyed | Ardennes, France | 17 December 1944 |
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Me109 destroyed Ardennes Salient 17-Dec-44. |
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| E/A Destroyed | Germany | 14 January 1945 |
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Fw190 destroyed 14-Jan-45. |
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| Died | Densberg, 34632 Jesberg, Germany | 28 March 1945 |
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Failed to Return (FTR) armed recon, crashed into a hill while strafing motor transport vehicle near Densberg, Germany. MACR 13622. |
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| Buried | West Dundee, IL 60118, USA | 1946 |
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Dundee Township Cemetery West |
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