George V Dias

Military ROLL OF HONOUR

Killed in Action (KIA) Crashed at Kienwerder in B-17 'Cover Girl' #446145

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Units served with

A pathfinder B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 44-8258) of the 401st Bomb Group. Image by Robert Astrella. Written on slide casing: '48258 14 A, Mount Farm.'
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Cover Girl
  • Unit: 401st Bomb Group 614th Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Died

7 October 1944

Born

Richmond, California, USA

Other

Killed in Action (KIA)

Germany 7 October 1944

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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 9756 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database