George E Rake

Military

Shot down by flak on 6/20/44 and landed in Sweden in B-24 'Mistah Chick' # 42-100146 Interned (INT).

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Units served with

The insignia of the 389th Bomb Group.

389th Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

A crashed B-24 Liberator (HP-U_, serial number 42-100146) nicknamed "Mistah Chick" of the 567th Bomb Squadron, 389th Bomb Group. Handwritten caption on reverse: '2100146. Mistah Chick. HP-U_. 389BG, 41 raids.'

42-100146

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: - Mistah Chick
  • Unit: 389th Bomb Group 567th Bomb Squadron

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Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Ridgeway, Missouri, USA

Other

Interned (INT)

Germany 20 June 1944

Revisions

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Added a "-" to the A/C tail # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.

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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 5924 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database