George Charles Skeen
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
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Lt George Charles Skeen (from Jay Follett)
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2nd Lt George Skeen was Navigator on B-17 # 43-38052 of 305th BG/366th BS, shot down 17 October 1944. Killed in Action (KIA).
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- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 305th Bomb Group 366th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 38566563
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 305th Bomb Group 366th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 19136058 and O-765415
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 305th Bomb Group 366th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 37619491
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Waist Gunner
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Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Enlisted |
Newark, New Jersey, United States | 20 November 1942 | as a Private in the Air Corps |
Other Killed In Action (KIA) |
near Merten, Bornheim, Germany | 17 October 1944 | died in Germany with the loss of B-17 #43-38052, shot down 17 October 1944. Missing Air Crew Report - MACR 9473 |
Born |
New Jersey, United States | the son of Louis W. and Lillian C. Skeen | |
Belleville, Essex County, New Jersey, United States | |||
Buried |
He rests at the Ardennes American Cemetery in Neupré, Belgium. Plot C Row 28 Grave 13. |
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 9473 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database