George A McClellan

Military ROLL OF HONOUR
media-38738.jpeg UPL 38738 A Crew of the 527th Bomb Squadron, 379th Bomb Group, Poses For The Photographer At An 8Th Air Force Base In England On 25 June 1944.


Information provided by Mervyn Wilson, 379th BGA historian.

Official caption via Fold 3 wrongly states that the crew is from the 524th Bomb Squadron.

Object Number - UPL 38738 - A Crew of the 527th Bomb Squadron, 379th Bomb Group, Poses For The Photographer At An 8Th Air Force Base In England On 25 June 1944.

Assigned to 527BS, 379BG, 8AF USAAF. 29 x combat missions. Failed to Return (FTR) Zietz in B-17 42-31597 'Landa'; Shot down by intense flak 30-Nov-44. Baled out successfully unwounded. when next seen by crewmember, he was unconscious with a broken back and skull fracture, succumbed to his wounds same day. Died of Wounds (DOW). later changed to Killed in Action (KIA). MACR 11127



Awards: AM (OLC), PH.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 379th Bomb Group.

379th Bomb Group

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

People

John Michael Conroy

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 379th Bomb Group 527th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-742846
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Erwin H Halvorson

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 379th Bomb Group 527th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 19073723 / O-?
  • Highest Rank: Lieutenant Colonel
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

42-31597

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Landa
  • Unit: 379th Bomb Group 527th Bomb Squadron
A bomber crew of the 379th Bomb Group, and their mascot "Scragg", with their B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 42-32024) nicknamed "Swamp Fire". Image via Byron Clark. A printed caption has been attached to the reverse: 'Swamp Fire First Crew. Kimbolton, May 1 1944 [handwritten annotation to this says: 'Photo Taken.']. Rear Row, L to R. Berj Bejian- Engineer & Top Turret, Roy Avery- Waist Gunner, Andrew Stroman- Ball Turret, John Rose- Waist Gunner, Elijah Lewis- Tail Gunner, Edward Pryzybyla- Radio Gun

42-32024

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Swamp Fire
  • Unit: 379th Bomb Group 524th Bomb Squadron

Missions

731

  • Date: 30 November 1944

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Camden, New Jersey 15 November 1923 Son of Robert J and Augusta 'Gussie' A McClellan.

Died

Zietz, Germany 30 November 1944 Failed to Return (FTR) Zietz in B-17 42-31597 'Landa'; Shot down by intense flak 30-Nov-44. Killed in Action (KIA). MACR 11127

Buried

Liepzig, Germany 7 December 1944 Interred East cemetery Liepzig Grave X9.K2

Based

Kimbolton 30 November 1944 Assigned to 527BS, 379BG, 8AF USAAF.

Buried

Beverly National Cemetery, Beverly, NJ Re-Interred Beverly National Cemetery Beverly, Burlington County, NJ

Revisions

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ContributorAl_Skiff
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Sources

https://www.fold3.com/image/30641833
https://www.fold3.com/image/32187651
https://www.fold3.com/image/191992558?rec=191992649
https://www.fold3.com/image/310758601?rec=299289743
https://sites.google.com/site/swampfireorg/home/photo-album-crew/-erwin…
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/2521004/george-a-mcclellan

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ContributorAAM
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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 11127; 379th Bombardment Group Anthology, pg 331

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