George James Grady

Military
media-12903.png UPL 12903 A bomber crew of the 384th Bomb Group with their B-17 Flying Fortress. Second Lieutenant George J Grady is in the back row, second from left, another airman was referred to as "Frenchy" in a letter.

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Object Number - UPL 12903 - A bomber crew of the 384th Bomb Group with their B-17 Flying Fortress. Second Lieutenant George J Grady is in the back row, second from left, another...

Prisoner of War (POW) Crashed near Mayen on 10/11/44 in B-17 'Hell On Wheels' #42-97948. MACR 9479

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Units served with

The insignia of the 384th Bomb Group.

384th Bomb Group

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

People

Edward G LeDonne

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 546th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-757224
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

John Wright Peterson

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 546th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-759652
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

42-107057

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Spirit of 96
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 546th Bomb Squadron
The insignia of the 546th Bomb Squadron, 384th Bomb Group.

42-107058

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: White Angel
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 546th Bomb Squadron

42-97510

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Satan's Playmate
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 546th Bomb Squadron

42-97948

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Hell on Wings
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 546th Bomb Squadron

44-6476

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 546th Bomb Squadron 544th Bomb Squadron

Missions

672

  • Date: 11 October 1944

Places

Stalag VII-A

  • Site type: Prisoner of war camp
  • Known as: Stalag 7a, Moosburg

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

New York, NY, USA 8 May 1919

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Moosburg, Germany 11 October 1944 POW Camp: Stalag 7A Moosburg Bavaria 48-12 (Work Camps 3324-46 Krumbachstrasse 48011, Work Camp 3368 Munich 48-11) Not sure when he returned to the US, sometime after the war ended

Died

Tampa, FL, USA 8 December 2002

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Added an association to Stalag 7A per WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).

 

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384thbombgroup.com

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Aircraft, POW Camp info and Serial no, from 384 BG

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MaryAnne Grady Lane - Daughter

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MaryAnne Grady Lane - Daughter

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 9479 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database

George James Grady: Gallery (2 items)

Object number: UPL 12903 - A bomber crew of the 384th Bomb Group with their B...

Object number: UPL 12946 - 42-97948 BK-U, "HELL ON WINGS" 384th Bomb Group...