George Earl Piburn
Military
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UPL 50701
Middle East Medal Ceremony:
Left to Right :
- Capt. Ramsay D. Potts, - Memphis, Tenn. -
- 1st Lt. James E. Gott - Berea, KY -
- 1st Lt. Charles T. Moore - Oklahoma City, OK - - Command Pilot - B-24D - Celhalopdos -
- 1st Lt. Geo. E. Piburn - San Diego, Calif. -
Left to Right :
- Capt. Ramsay D. Potts, - Memphis, Tenn. -
- 1st Lt. James E. Gott - Berea, KY -
- 1st Lt. Charles T. Moore - Oklahoma City, OK - - Command Pilot - B-24D - Celhalopdos -
- 1st Lt. Geo. E. Piburn - San Diego, Calif. -
Name spacing. - Kickapoo
Assigned to 93BG, 8AF USAAF. 15 x combat missions. Instructor on B-24's 2nd Replacement & Training Sqn, No.2 CCRC.
Awards: AM (2OLC), WWII Victory, EAME.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Other
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Unit
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Other
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Marsworth
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
San Diego, CA | 27 January 1921 | Son of George T and Jeanette [Cook] Piburn. |
Enlisted |
Fort Rosecrans, San Diego, CA | 14 July 1941 | Fort Rosecrans, San Diego, California |
Died |
Los Angeles County, CA | 10 January 1976 | |
Buried |
Green Hills Memorial Park Rancho Palos Verdes, Los Angeles County, CA | 13 January 1976 | Green Hills Memorial Park Rancho Palos Verdes, Los Angeles County, California |
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / roster