George Elmer Hawkins

Military

LWG, Wilson, A crew. 381st BG, 534th BS, 8th AF. Not an original member of the Wilson crew. Shot down 7 January 1944 in B-17F #42-3078 'Winsome Winn'. Mission #58 to the IG Farben plant in Ludwigshafen, Germany. MACR 1873. Prisoner of War at Stalag XVIIB. Damaged by flak, the a/c fell behind and was attacked by fighters. The crew bailed out when fire broke in No 1 and No 2 engines and a/c exploded at 500 ft.

Monengah, WV



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Units served with

The insignia of the 381st Bomb Group.

381st Bomb Group

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

People

Joseph F Connolly

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 381st Bomb Group 534th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-739544
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Navigator
Sgt. John “Jack” Francis Embach

John Francis Embach

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 381st Bomb Group 534th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 36533448
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Engineer/Top Turret Gunner

Robert J Geraghty

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 381st Bomb Group 534th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 12160072
  • Highest Rank: Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner

Anthony E Greco

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 381st Bomb Group 534th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 11031365
  • Highest Rank: Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Tail Gunner

Peter Kucher

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 381st Bomb Group 534th Bomb Squadron 535th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 33286445
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Radio Operator Gunner

Aircraft

A B-17 Flying Fortress (GD-M, serial number 42-3078) of the 534th Bomb Squadron, 381st Bomb Group in flight. Handwritten caption on reverse: '381st BG.' On reverse: George J. Letzter [Stamp].

42-3078

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Winsome Winn
  • Unit: 2nd Strategic Air Depot 100th Bomb Group 381st Bomb Group 95th Bomb Group 334th Bomb Squadron 534th Bomb Squadron

Missions

Places

Stalag XVII-B

  • Site type: Prisoner of war camp
  • Known as: Stalag 17b, Krems an der Donau, Austria

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Monengah, West Virginia, USA 4 February 1918

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Wasserhofstraße, 3500 Krems an der Donau, Austria 7 January 1944 Stalag XVIIB

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 1873 / MACR 1873, 8th AF Losses / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database