George Fred Iott
MilitaryAssigned to 358BS, 303BG, 8AF USAAF. Shot down on mission to Oschersleben on 11-Jan-44 in B-17F 42-5360 'War Bride'. Prisoner of War (POW).
Awards: POW, WWII Victory, EAME.
Post war: Re-enlisted in USAF, serving in Korean conflict.
Connections
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Old Faithful : War Bride
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 358th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Dulag Luft Grosstychow Dulag 12
- Site type: Airfield
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Stalag 17b, Krems an der Donau, Austria
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Houlton, Maine | 17 September 1924 | |
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Enlisted |
Boston, MA | 3 November 1942 | Discharged 1945 |
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Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Krems, Gneikendorf | 11 January 1944 | Prisoner of War (POW). Stalag XVIIb. |
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Other Baled out POW |
Oschersleben, Germany | 11 January 1944 | Shot down on mission to Oschersleben on 11-Jan-44 in B-17F 42-5360 'War Bride'. POW. |
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Enlisted |
17 January 1951 | Discharged 30-Nov-68. | |
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Died |
Rapid City, SD | 3 March 1981 | |
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Buried |
Black Hills National Cemetery Sturgis, Meade County, SD | 8 March 1981 | Black Hills National Cemetery Sturgis, Meade County, SD |
Revisions
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/27660760/george-fred-iott
Removed # from A/C serial No. to aid clarity and consistency
Added a "#" to the A/C serial # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 1926 / MACR 1926, 8th AF Losses / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database