George Claybourne Hayes

Military ROLL OF HONOUR
media-32770.jpeg UPL 32770 LtR: T/Sgt William Ramsey (POW), S/Sgt Mike Cappelletti (KIA), S/Sgt George Hayes (KIA) Lt Bruce Sundlun (Escaped), Lt Zitnik(only on this 10th mission), Kneeling: Lt Reino Jylkka (POW)

Ammended spelling of names, people associations and aircraft, based on information at https://384thbombgroup.com/_content/_pages/person.php?PersonKey=5229

Object Number - UPL 32770 - LtR: T/Sgt William Ramsey (POW), S/Sgt Mike Cappelletti (KIA), S/Sgt George Hayes (KIA) Lt Bruce Sundlun (Escaped), Lt Zitnik(only on this 10th...

Assigned to 545th 384BG, 8AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) Solingen. Shot down 1-Dec-43 in B-17 41-24557 'Damn Yankees'. Killed in Action (KIA). MACR 1334





Awards: AM, PH.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 384th Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 545th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-796910
  • Highest Rank: Colonel
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Damn Yankee
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 545th Bomb Squadron 306th Bomb Group 423rd Bomb Squadron

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Raleigh, North Carolina, USA 18 October 1912

Enlisted

5 May 1942

Died

1 December 1943

Buried

Raleigh National Cemetery Raleigh, Wake County, NC 25 August 1949 Raleigh National Cemetery Raleigh, Wake County, North Carolina

Based

Killed in Action (KIA)

Grafton Underwood 1 December 1943 Assigned to 545th 384BG, 8AF USAAF.

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Updated Buried event.

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 1334 / MACR 1334, http://384thbombgroup.com/_content/_pages/PersonnelSearch.php?LastName=… / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database

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