George Eugene Bostwick
Military
Object Number - UPL 26368 - Major George E Bostwick 62FS, 56FG, 8AF.
Assigned to 62FS, 56FG, 8AF USAAF. Transferred to 63FS, 56FG, 8AF USAAF. Credited with 8 x kills [incl 1 x Me262]. On 2nd tour at wars end.
Awards: SS, DFC (3OLC), AM (14OLC), WWII Victory, EAME.
Post war: Remained in USAF, promoted to Colonel, retiring from the Air Force in October 1963.
Connections
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
Aircraft
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Guthrie, OK, USA | 19 October 1919 | Son of George E and Margaret S [Doherty] Bostwick. |
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Enlisted |
Fort Sill, OK, USA | 19 March 1942 | Fort Sill, Oklahoma |
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Other Destroyed E/A |
60210 Grandvilliers, France | 7 June 1944 | Destroyed first aircraft in the air, an Me109, over Grandvilliers, France. 7-Jun-44. |
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Other Destroyed E/A (3 Air) damaged (1 Air) |
27190 Conches, France | 4 July 1944 | Destroyed three Me109's in quick succession over Conches Aerodrome. Also damaged an Me109 in the air on the same mission. 1st Lt. George E. Bostwick, 4 July 1944, 56th FG |
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Other Destroyed E/A |
Beaumont, France | 6 July 1944 | Destroyed a Me109 in the air over Beaumont, France, to become an ace. 6-Jul-44. |
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Other Destroyed E/A (3 Ground) |
Euskirchen, Germany | 8 September 1944 | On his 70th mission, he destroyed three Fw190's on the ground at Euskirchen Aerodrome. 8-Sep-44. |
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Other Promotion |
Boxted, Colchester, UK | 11 September 1944 | Promoted to Captain. |
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Other End Tour of Duty (ETD) (1) |
United Kingdom | 7 October 1944 | End Tour of Duty (ETD) #1. |
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Other Transferred |
Boxted, Colchester, UK | 7 January 1945 | Transferred to 63FS, 56FG, 8AF USAAF. |
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Other Destroyed E/A |
Cologne, Germany | 25 March 1945 | Became one of the few allied pilots to shoot down a twin jet Me262. 25-Mar-45. |
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Other Destroyed E/A (2 Air) |
Bremen, Germany | 7 April 1945 | Destroyed two Fw190's in the air Near Bremen. 7-Apr-45. |
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Other Destroyed E/A (4 Ground) |
14542 Werder, Germany | 10 April 1945 | Destroyed four aircraft on the ground at Werder Aerodrome. 10-Apr-45. |
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Other End of War |
Europe | 19 April 1945 | End of War (EOW). |
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Other Promotion |
Boxted, Colchester, UK | 19 April 1945 | Promoted to Major. |
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Died |
Fort Worth, TX, USA | 6 February 1990 | |
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Based |
Boxted | Assigned to 62FS, 56FG, 8AF USAAF. | |
| Eau Claire, WI, USA |
Revisions
George Eugene Bostwick was my first cousin once removed. All the military information appears correct. However the George Edgar Bostwick with the parents listed her before, was in the Army until 1945. George Eugene Bostwick was the pilot in the Air Force
Merged with duplicate entry to include details from:
- the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia;
- Fighter Aces of the U. S. A. and Aces and Wingmen II
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