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2LT Joseph John George

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2LT Joseph John George Veteran

Birth
Gary, Lake County, Indiana, USA
Death
21 Jul 1944 (aged 23)
Molenschot, Gilze en Rijen Municipality, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands
Burial
Arlington, Arlington County, Virginia, USA Add to Map
Plot
Sec: 12, Site: 501
Memorial ID
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Second Lieutenant, 332nd Bomb Squadron, 94th Bomb Group, World War II.

Bombardier aboard B-17F Flying Fortress #42-31013 "Myasam Dragon." Shot down by
anti-aircraft artillery flak on mission to Regensburg and crashed near Molenschot, Netherlands.

All ten crew members were Killed In Action:

2nd Lt. Kenneth L Gregg, Pilot
2nd Lt. Kenneth E Smith, Co-Pilot
2nd Lt. John T Peterson, Navigator
2nd Lt. Joseph J George, Bombardier
Sgt. Carl H Allen, Tail Gunner
S/Sgt. Frederick R Kendig, Radio Operator
Sgt. Latham W Neal, Right Waist Gunner
S/Sgt. John G Price, Top Turret Gunner
Sgt. Walter L Woolf, Left Waist Gunner
Sgt. Joseph M Zagula, Ball Turret Gunner

~~~

Entered the service from Indiana; Lake County; ASN O-704184.
Enlisted at Chicago, IL, September 15, 1942.

Interred August 8, 1950.
Second Lieutenant, 332nd Bomb Squadron, 94th Bomb Group, World War II.

Bombardier aboard B-17F Flying Fortress #42-31013 "Myasam Dragon." Shot down by
anti-aircraft artillery flak on mission to Regensburg and crashed near Molenschot, Netherlands.

All ten crew members were Killed In Action:

2nd Lt. Kenneth L Gregg, Pilot
2nd Lt. Kenneth E Smith, Co-Pilot
2nd Lt. John T Peterson, Navigator
2nd Lt. Joseph J George, Bombardier
Sgt. Carl H Allen, Tail Gunner
S/Sgt. Frederick R Kendig, Radio Operator
Sgt. Latham W Neal, Right Waist Gunner
S/Sgt. John G Price, Top Turret Gunner
Sgt. Walter L Woolf, Left Waist Gunner
Sgt. Joseph M Zagula, Ball Turret Gunner

~~~

Entered the service from Indiana; Lake County; ASN O-704184.
Enlisted at Chicago, IL, September 15, 1942.

Interred August 8, 1950.



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