George A Bauer

Military
media-43018.jpeg UPL 43018 The gunners of Crew 61 447th BG, 711th Sq

Top Row ........ Sgt Ed Parry , WG , Sgt John Segrest, TG , Sgt George Bauer, Radio Op

Bottom Row .. Sgt Kenneth Runkle, TT/Flight Eng , Sgt Wencil Schleis , WG , Sgt Lynn Dollar, BTG

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Object Number - UPL 43018 - The gunners of Crew 61 447th BG, 711th Sq Top Row ........ Sgt Ed Parry , WG , Sgt John Segrest, TG , Sgt George Bauer, Radio Op...

Lost three engines on the return from a mission to Berlin that was recalled and crash landed near Friston, Sussex on 4 Mar 1944 in B-17G #42-31155. RTD. Shot down 8 April 1944 in B-17 #4237842. Prisoner of War (POW).



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Units served with

The insignia of the 447th Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 447th Bomb Group 711th Bomb Squadron
  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 447th Bomb Group 711th Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

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Prisoner of War (POW)

Germany 8 April 1944

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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 3658 / MACR 3658, Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database

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