George S Whiteley III

Military

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Units served with

A Swedish Soldier guards a B-24 Liberator (serial number 44-40159) nicknamed "Boulder Buff" of the 492nd Bomb Group that has landed in Sweden.

492nd Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

A Swedish soldier guards the nose of a B-24 Liberator (serial number 44-40103) nicknamed "Say When" of the 492nd Bomb Group that has landed near Malmö, Sweden. First handwritten caption on reverse: '440103, Say When, 20/6/44.' Second handwritten caption on reverse: 'Nose gunner pinned in and believed dead. Was very much alive and bitter cold.'

44-40103

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: Say When
  • Unit: 492nd Bomb Group 858th Bomb Squadron 859th Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Cowego, New York, USA

Other

Interned (INT)

Baltic Sea 20 June 1944

Revisions

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Contributorjmoore43
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Corrected the name by moving the last name from the middle name field to the last name field and moving "III" to the suffix field.

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ContributorAAM
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MACR 7072 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database