George L Eifel Jr

Military

Shot down by flak and crashed at Schoondiyke on 7/11/44 in B-24 'Satan's Mate' #42-100341, Prisoner of War (POW).



POW

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Units served with

Personnel of the 458th Bomb Group gather around a B-24 Liberator (serial number 41-29303) nicknamed "Liberty Lib" in order to transfer a casualty into a waiting ambulance. Image via Harry Holmes. Written on slide casing: '458th BG.'
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

The nose art of a B-24 Liberator (serial number 42-100341) nicknamed "Satan's Mate" of the 458th Bomb Group.
  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: Satan's Mate
  • Unit: 458th Bomb Group 753rd Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Other

Prisoner of war

11 July 1944

Born

Chicago, Illinois

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Added "Possible DUPLICATE" in the Nickname field so an Admin can check out this person.
Added a connection to A/C #42-100341 listed in the "Summary biography".

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

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 6929 & Page 275 of the book LIBERATORS OVER EUROPE by Mackay, Bailey & Scorza, D790G458 &

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