George Frederick Strutz
MilitaryAssigned to 67BS, 44BG, 8AF USAAF. 13 x combat missions. Shot down 13-Apr-44 in B-24 42-100330. Landed in Switzerland. Interned (INT)
Awards: AM, WWII Victory, EAME.
Connections
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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
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 44th Bomb Group 67th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-531343
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Unit: 44th Bomb Group 67th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Pathway
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Rochester, New York, USA | 3 May 1920 | Son of Charles Joseph and Elizabeth [Zahn] Strutz. |
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Enlisted |
Rochester, NY | 1 October 1942 | Rochester, New York |
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Other Interned (INT) |
Switzerland | 13 April 1944 | Shot down 13-Apr-44 in B-24 42-100330. Landed in Switzerland. Interned (INT) |
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Other Discharged USAAF |
7 November 1945 | Honourable discharge. | |
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Died |
9 March 1996 | ||
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Buried |
Grove Place Cemetery Chili, Monroe County, NY | 12 March 1996 | Grove Place Cemetery Chili, Monroe County, New York |
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Based |
Shipdham | 13 April 1944 | Assigned to 67BS, 44BG, 8AF USAAF. |
Revisions
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