George Whitham Jr
Military ROLL OF HONOURAssigned to 342BS, 97BG, 8AF USAAF. Shot down 21-Oct-42 in B-17 41-24441 'Francis X' while serving as Tail Gunner. Killed in Action (KIA)
Awards: AM, PH.
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- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 97th Bomb Group 342nd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 12043729
- Role/Job: Waist Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 379th Bomb Group 97th Bomb Group 342nd Bomb Squadron 526th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 12029080 at enlistment, then O-435706
- Highest Rank: Captain
- Role/Job: Pilot / Intelligence, S-2 Officer
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 97th Bomb Group 342nd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 19013914
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 97th Bomb Group 342nd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 11023751 / O-437899
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
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| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Enlisted |
15 December 1941 | EnlistedNiagara Falls, New York | |
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Died Killed in Action (KIA) |
21 October 1942 | Aircraft shot down by enemy aircraft. His remains were never recovered. | |
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Buried Tablets of the Missing |
1 January 1946 | Tablets of the MissingBrittany American Cemetery. | |
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Buried Memorialised |
Oakwood Cemetery, Niagara Falls, New York | 1 January 1948 | MemorialisedOakwood Cemetery, Niagara Falls, New York |
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Born |
BornOntario, Toronto |
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Lee Cunningham 27-Oct-2014 American Battle Monuments Commission (ABMC)
ContributorAAM
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Roll of Honor, Losses of the 8th & 9th AFs Vol. 1 p. 38