George G Emery Jr

Military ROLL OF HONOUR

Shot down 22 December 1943 in B-17 #42-29724. Plane crashed in to North Sea. Killed in Action (KIA).

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Units served with

The insignia of the 379th Bomb Group.

379th Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

42-29724

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Little Minnie
  • Unit: 379th Bomb Group 92nd Bomb Group 94th Bomb Group 327th Bomb Squadron 332nd Bomb Squadron 526th Bomb Squadron

Missions

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Enlisted

Atlanta, GA, USA 7 July 1942 Fort McPherson

Born

Savannah, Georgia, USA

Other

Killed in Action (KIA)

English Channel 22 December 1943
Chatham County, GA, USA

Revisions

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Contributorjmoore43
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Added a "-" to the A/C serial # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.

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ContributorLucy May
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Brought in information from duplicate record. Source:
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 1718; 379th Bombardment Group Anthology, pg 289 and 345

See also:
NARA enlistment record: https://aad.archives.gov/aad/record-detail.jsp?dt=893&mtch=1&cat=all&tf…
ABMC record: http://abmc.gov/node/539772#.V62p_k1TGUk

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ContributorAAM
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Sources

MACR 1718 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database