George Winston Luke Jr

Military
media-44961.png UPL 44961 George Luke, Molesworth, 21 November 1943. (Official USAAF photo – NARA)

Official USAAF photo – NARA

Object Number - UPL 44961 - George Luke, Molesworth, 21 November 1943. (Official USAAF photo – NARA)

Shot down 1 December 1943 in B-17 #42-39781. Prisoner of War (POW).

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Units served with

Official emblem of the 303rd Bomb Group approved 7 November 1942.

303rd Bomb Group

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

People

Gordon Adair Ballagh

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 360th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 12051907 at enlistment, then O-671085
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Navigator

Millard Alhugh Boren

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 360th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 37232879
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner

Leonard Levere Dahnke

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 360th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 19082184 at enlistment, then O-678377
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Bombardier

Ben Thomas Day

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 360th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 18217123
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Radio Operator

Frank Mitchell

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 360th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-681691
  • Highest Rank: Major
  • Role/Job: Co-Pilot

Aircraft

42-39781

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Career Girl
  • Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 360th Bomb Squadron

Missions

Places

Prisoners of war, including Colonel Hubert Zemke of the 479th Fighter Group at Stalag Luft I.

Stalag Luft I

  • Site type: Prisoner of war camp
  • Known as: Stalag Luft I, Barth, Germany

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Nashville, Georgia, USA 26 December 1921 the son of George W. and Addie M. Luke

Enlisted

Orlando, Florida, USA 3 April 1942

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Barth, Germany 1 December 1943 Interned at Stalag Luft 1. NARA WWII POW record: “Returned to Military Control 24 May 1945.”

Died

23 May 1987
Orlando, Florida, USA

Revisions

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Added a connection to Stalag Luft 1 per WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).

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Updated the location of the "Born" event per info in the "BIOGRAPHY" section.

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Associated Media and chose key image

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MACR 1325
NARA WWII Enlistment records
WWII Draft card
NARA WWII POW records
Veterans Affairs BIRLS death File

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 1325

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