George H Maynard

Military ROLL OF HONOUR

Enlisted 17 March 1942. Joined 44th BG 12 September 1943. Shot down on 12th mission by fighters and ground fire on mission to Frankfurt on 29 Jan 1944 in B-24H #41-29157. Killed in Action (KIA).



AM w/ Oak Leaf Cluster/ PH

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Units served with

The insignia of the 44th Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment
A B-24 Liberator (serial number 42-95260) nicknamed "Lili Marlene" of the 66th Bomb Squadron, 44th Bomb Group flies in formation with two comrades. Handwritten caption on reverse: 'B-24 H & B-24 J OF 44th B.G. 66th Sqdn'
  • Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Unit: 44th Bomb Group 66th Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Died

29 January 1944

Born

Wellsboro, Pennsylvania, USA

Buried

Other

Killed in Action (KIA)

France 29 January 1944

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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 2356 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database / relative, MACR 2356, 8th AF Losses