George A Krumholz
MilitaryAssigned 32BS, 301BG, 15AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) Wiener Neudorf 26-Jul-44 hit by enemy aircraft, crashed Perin; Prisoner of War (POW) MACR 7141.
Awards: POW, WWII Victory, EAME.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 301st Bomb Group 32nd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-806281
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Unit: 301st Bomb Group 32nd Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Stalag Luft I, Barth, Germany
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Arcadia, WI | 14 July 1923 | Son of Louise Krumholz. |
Enlisted |
Madison, WI | 2 November 1942 | |
Other Baled out POW |
West of Wiener Neustadt | 26 July 1944 | Failed to Return (FTR) Wiener Neudorf 26-Jul-44 hit by enemy aircraft, crashed Perin; Prisoner of War (POW) MACR 7141. |
Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Barth, Germany | 26 July 1944 | Prisoner of War (POW). Stalag Luft I. |
Died |
Buffalo County, WI | 11 January 1986 | |
Buried |
Saint Mary's Cemetery, Fountain City, WI | 15 January 1986 | Saint Mary's Cemetery Fountain City, Buffalo County, WI |
Based |
Lucera | 26 July 1944 | Assigned 32BS, 301BG, 15AF USAAF. |