George H Counts
Military
LEFT TO RIGHT: Capt Ralph L. Smith (bombardier), 1Lt Marvin Grady Richeson Jr (copilot), Capt William E. Eisenhart (pilot), Capt George H. Counts (navigator)
Object Number - UPL 50453 - LEAD CREW (EISENHART CREW) 359TH BS, 303RD BG. 24 MAR 1945 LEFT TO RIGHT: Capt Ralph L. Smith (bombardier), 1Lt Marvin Grady Richeson Jr...
Assigned to 360BS, 303BG, 8AF USAAF. ETD
Awards: DFC, AM (OLC), WWII Victory, EAME.
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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
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
La Porte, TX | 28 September 1924 | Son of George H Sr and Florence I Counts. |
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Enlisted |
Houston, TX | 2 November 1942 | Houston, Texas |
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Died |
Pearland, TX | 8 March 2002 | |
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Buried |
Forest Park Cemetery Houston, Harris County, TX | 11 March 2002 | Forest Park Cemetery Houston, Harris County, Texas |
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Based |
Molesworth | Assigned to 360BS, 303BG, 8AF USAAF. |
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Combat Chronology Supplement shows returned 19 Oct 1944 p. 170 / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia
