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Assigned 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.
Group
The 303rd Bombardment Group (Heavy) was activated on 3-Feb-1942 at Pendleton Field, Oregon. They assembled at Gowen Field, Idaho on 11-February 1942 where it conducted flight training until 12-Jun-1942. The Group then moved to Alamogordo Field, New...
Squadron
B-17 Flying Fortress
Delivered Tulsa 20/11/42; New Castle 13/12/42; Assigned 358BS/303BG Molesworth [VK-N] 8/1/43; Missing in Action [35m] Oschersleben 11/1/44 with Harry Schwaebe, Co-pilot: Harry Dumse, Navigator: Paul Degnan, Bombardier: Wilburn Wiley, Flight engineer...
Military site : airfield
Molesworth was one of the early stations used by the Eighth Air Force in the UK, first occupied by the 15th Bomb Squadron’s Douglas Bostons in June 1942. Built in 1940 and extended and improved in 1942, Molesworth is most associated with the 303rd...
Other location
Other location
| Event | Location | Date |
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| Born | Houlton, Maine | 17 September 1924 |
| Enlisted | Boston, MA | 3 November 1942 |
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Discharged 1945 |
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| Prisoner of War (POW) | Krems, Gneikendorf | 11 January 1944 – May 1945 |
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Prisoner of War (POW). Stalag XVIIb. |
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| Baled out POW | Oschersleben, Germany | 11 January 1944 |
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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 | |
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Discharged 30-Nov-68. |
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| Died | Rapid City, SD | 3 March 1981 |
| Buried | Black Hills National Cemetery Sturgis, Meade County, SD | 8 March 1981 |
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Black Hills National Cemetery |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
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| 13 February 2021 18:35:12 | Al_Skiff | Changes to biography, awards and events |
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https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/27660760/george-fred-iott |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 24 March 2020 21:58:07 | jmoore43 | Changes to biography |
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Added a "#" to the A/C serial # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency. |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 24 December 2018 15:58:13 | Al_Skiff | Changes to middlename, biography, events, unit associations and place associations |
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https://www.fold3.com/image/28701461?terms=George%20F%20Iott |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 27 September 2014 18:10:55 | AAM | AAM ingest |
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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 |
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