George Raymonc Moon
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
USAAF Photo
Object Number - UPL 54293 - T/Sgt George R Moon, 322BG.
Assigned to 322BS, 451BG, 9AF USAAF. Stand in for Claude Jones crew. Failed to Return (FTR) night mission to Chateau Ribeacourt, France 8-Jul-44; exploded mid air due to night fighter Killed in Action (KIA) MACR 6623
Awards: DFC, AM (11OLC), American Campaign (1 battle stars), EAME (2 battle stars), GC, PH.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
![B-26 Marauders, including (serial number 41-34959, SS-O), of the 451st Bomb Squadron, 322nd Bomb Group line up for take off, 11 November 1943. Passed for publication 11 Nov 1943. Handwritten caption on reverse: '63.' On reverse: US Army Press Censor ETO [Stamp].](https://assets.americanairmuseum.com/s3fs-public/styles/teaser_thumb_x2/public/freeman/media-413264.jpg.webp?itok=Ml213CQs)
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 322nd Bomb Group 451st Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 14030762 / O-530745
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-26 Marauder
- Nicknames: Pickled Dilly
- Unit: 322nd Bomb Group 451st Bomb Group
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Great Saling
- Site type: Cemetery
- Known as: Normandy American Cemetery, Colleville-sur-Mer, France
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Died |
Abbeville, FR | 8 July 1944 | Failed to Return (FTR) night mission to Chateau Ribeacourt, France 8-Jul-44; exploded mid air due to night fighter Killed in Action (KIA) MACR 6623 |
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Buried |
Amiens cemetery, France | 9 July 1944 | Interred Amiens cemetery, France |
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Based Killed in Action (KIA) (?) |
Andrews Field | 8 July 2044 | Assigned to 322BS, 451BG, 9AF USAAF. |
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Buried |
Normandy American Cemetery and Memorial | Re-Interred Normandy American Cemetery and Memorial Coalville-sur-Mer, France Plot D Row 1 Grave 34 | |
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Born |
Tacoma, WA | Son of Delmar R and Louise H Moon. | |
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Enlisted |
Revisions
Kathleen M. Prince. George R. Moon is my husband's uncle.
Information updates for the awards earned is from a letter dated 22 January 1958 from the Department of the Air Force, sent to my husband's grandmother, Louise Moon (George's mother).
451 BS Assoc, B-26 memorials guide / 9th Air Force Roll of Honor (IWM in liaison with Ninth Air Force veterans and group associations, American Battle Monuments Commission, and Buddies of the Ninth Association)
