SULLIVAN, George G, Technical Sergeant, 64th Bomber Squadron, 43rd Bomber Group, Heavy, U.S. Army Air Forces, Service# 31163460, Enl: Massachusetts, d. 23/02/1945
Awarded Air Medal with 3 Oak Leaf Clusters
Father George J. Sullivan, Boston, Mass.
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George served as a Technical Sergeant & Radio Operator on C-47B #43-16224, 64th Bomber Squadron, 43rd Bomber Group, Heavy, U.S. Army Air Force during World War II.
He resided in Suffolk County, Massachusetts prior to the war.
He enlisted in the Army on August 25, 1942 in Boston, Massachusetts. He was noted, at the time of his enlistment, as being employed as a Guard and also as Single, without dependents.
C-47B #43-16224 took off from Tacloban, Leyte Island on an operational mission with a crew of 5 and 15 passengers to Angaur Island, Palau Islands. They never reached their destination. A severe tropical storm came up over Angaur Island and they are believed to have crashed at sea during this storm. All on this C-47 went missing.
George was declared "Missing In Action" on this mission during the war.
Airmen who perished on C-47B #43-16224:
Flight Crew:
Lindquist, Clarence M ~ 2nd Lt, Co-Pilot, ND
Marpet, Robert ~ 1st Lt, Navigator, NY
McMillan, Harold R ~ 1st Lt, Pilot, OR
Powell, George R ~ Corp, Engineer, MO
Sullivan, George G ~ T/Sgt, Radio Operator, MA
Passengers:
Andrews, Conrad W ~ Pfc, GA
Arnold, Oscar ~ Sgt, AL
Burlew, Howard E, Sr ~ S/Sgt, TX
Greenmeyer, Robert C ~ 2nd Lt, CA
Herbst, Albert P ~ Pfc, MN
Hirst, Edward D ~ Capt, NY
Johnson, Kendric L ~ S/Sgt, WA
Lisowski, John F ~ T/Sgt, IL
Moore, John A ~ S/Sgt, NY
Ousley, Henry C, Jr ~ S/Sgt, NC
Petty, Horace V ~ 1st Lt, OK
Raba, Sylvester J ~ Pfc, SD
Shelata, Bert J, Jr ~ S/Sgt, MI
Stucky, John F ~ Sgt, OH
Wommack, Judd N ~ T/Sgt, TX
Bottom Bio, Passenger & Crew Report by: Russ Pickett
SULLIVAN, George G, Technical Sergeant, 64th Bomber Squadron, 43rd Bomber Group, Heavy, U.S. Army Air Forces, Service# 31163460, Enl: Massachusetts, d. 23/02/1945
Awarded Air Medal with 3 Oak Leaf Clusters
Father George J. Sullivan, Boston, Mass.
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George served as a Technical Sergeant & Radio Operator on C-47B #43-16224, 64th Bomber Squadron, 43rd Bomber Group, Heavy, U.S. Army Air Force during World War II.
He resided in Suffolk County, Massachusetts prior to the war.
He enlisted in the Army on August 25, 1942 in Boston, Massachusetts. He was noted, at the time of his enlistment, as being employed as a Guard and also as Single, without dependents.
C-47B #43-16224 took off from Tacloban, Leyte Island on an operational mission with a crew of 5 and 15 passengers to Angaur Island, Palau Islands. They never reached their destination. A severe tropical storm came up over Angaur Island and they are believed to have crashed at sea during this storm. All on this C-47 went missing.
George was declared "Missing In Action" on this mission during the war.
Airmen who perished on C-47B #43-16224:
Flight Crew:
Lindquist, Clarence M ~ 2nd Lt, Co-Pilot, ND
Marpet, Robert ~ 1st Lt, Navigator, NY
McMillan, Harold R ~ 1st Lt, Pilot, OR
Powell, George R ~ Corp, Engineer, MO
Sullivan, George G ~ T/Sgt, Radio Operator, MA
Passengers:
Andrews, Conrad W ~ Pfc, GA
Arnold, Oscar ~ Sgt, AL
Burlew, Howard E, Sr ~ S/Sgt, TX
Greenmeyer, Robert C ~ 2nd Lt, CA
Herbst, Albert P ~ Pfc, MN
Hirst, Edward D ~ Capt, NY
Johnson, Kendric L ~ S/Sgt, WA
Lisowski, John F ~ T/Sgt, IL
Moore, John A ~ S/Sgt, NY
Ousley, Henry C, Jr ~ S/Sgt, NC
Petty, Horace V ~ 1st Lt, OK
Raba, Sylvester J ~ Pfc, SD
Shelata, Bert J, Jr ~ S/Sgt, MI
Stucky, John F ~ Sgt, OH
Wommack, Judd N ~ T/Sgt, TX
Bottom Bio, Passenger & Crew Report by: Russ Pickett
Inscription
SULLIVAN GEORGE G - T SGT - 64 BOMB SQ 43 BOMB GP (H) - MASS
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