George C Graham

Military
media-23601.jpeg UPL 23601 Ira O'Neal' s Crew. Back row: (L-R) Lt. Howard Baer-Navigator, Lt. Merritt Deuel-Bombardier, Lt. Ira O'Neal-Pilot, Lt. Roger Comer-Co-pilot. Front row: (L-R) T/Sgt. Fred Cone-Engineer, Sgt. Dale Schaupp-Asst. Engineer, Sgt. Jos Barzano-Ball Turret, T/Sgt. George Graham-Radio Operator, Sgt. Gerald Farren-Asst. Radio Operator, Sgt. Robert Jenkins-Tail Gunner.

398th Bomb Group Collection via Nuthampstead Airfield Museum.

Object Number - UPL 23601 - Ira O'Neal' s Crew. Back row: (L-R) Lt. Howard Baer-Navigator, Lt. Merritt Deuel-Bombardier, Lt. Ira O'Neal-Pilot, Lt. Roger Comer-Co-pilot. Front...

4 missions, shot down over Berlin 5/19/44, 2 survivors (navigator and myself), Prisoner of War (POW) 12 mos. in Stalag Luft IV and VII, freed 4/29/45. 1st aircraft lost in group. Overseas only 3 weeks, injured and hospitalized in Herman Goerring Hospital in Berlin for 1 month. Survived multiple bombings (day & night) in Berlin Prisoner of War (POW). Plane was B-17 42-97339.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 398th Bomb Group.

398th Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

42-97339

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 398th Bomb Group 600th Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Detroit, Michigan 11 May 1924

Other

Prisoner of war

19 May 1944

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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Mighty Eighth Air Force Heritage Museum Membership List, July 2000/self,

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Object number: UPL 23601 - Ira O'Neal' s Crew. Back row: (L-R) Lt. Howard...