George Lloyd Lewis
MilitaryAssigned to 751BS, 457BG, 8AF USAAF. Came late; had only 2 or 3 missions. Came over on the Queen Elizabeth. Flew home June 1945 in 'My Mary Myrtle' 42-97827. Rhineland and Central Europe campaigns.
Awards: 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
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: My Mary Myrtle
- Unit: 457th Bomb Group 751st Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Connington
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Newton, New Jersey | 14 July 1923 | Son of Harry L and Mabel E [Knox] Lewis. |
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Enlisted |
Newark, NJ | 24 October 1942 | Newark, New Jersey |
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Died |
Salida, CO | 21 March 2013 | |
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Buried |
Fairview Cemetery Salida, Chaffee County, CO | 2 April 2013 | Fairview Cemetery Salida, Chaffee County, Colorado |
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Based |
Glatton | Assigned to 751BS, 457BG, 8AF USAAF. |
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / self