George served as a Second Lieutenant & Navigator on B-24H "Super Mouse" #41-28594, 719th Bomber Squadron, 449th Bomber Group, Heavy, U.S. Army Air Forces during World War II.
He resided in Ohio prior to the war.
George was declared "Missing In Action" when his B-24, after being battle damaged on a mission over Italy, had two of it's engines fail and had to ditch at sea off Elba during the war.
Six crew members died in the crash. Four other crew members bailed out and survived.
Lt. Clarence M. Frones remains washed up on shore in March, 1944.
George was awarded the Air Medal and the Purple Heart.
Service # O-690469
Airmen who perished on B-24H #41-28594:
Cheatham, Charles E ~ S/Sgt, Gunner, SC
Frones, Clarence M ~ 2nd Lt, Pilot, MN
House, Donald F ~ 2nd Lt, Co-Pilot, IL
La Brunda, Joseph ~ S/Sgt, Engineer, NJ
McSteen, George S ~ 2nd Lt, Navigator, OH
Munley, Thomas E ~ S/Sgt, Gunner, MD
Bio & Crew Report by:
Russell S. "Russ" Pickett
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He resided in Ohio prior to the war.
George was declared "Missing In Action" when his B-24, after being battle damaged on a mission over Italy, had two of it's engines fail and had to ditch at sea off Elba during the war.
Six crew members died in the crash. Four other crew members bailed out and survived.
Lt. Clarence M. Frones remains washed up on shore in March, 1944.
George was awarded the Air Medal and the Purple Heart.
Service # O-690469
Airmen who perished on B-24H #41-28594:
Cheatham, Charles E ~ S/Sgt, Gunner, SC
Frones, Clarence M ~ 2nd Lt, Pilot, MN
House, Donald F ~ 2nd Lt, Co-Pilot, IL
La Brunda, Joseph ~ S/Sgt, Engineer, NJ
McSteen, George S ~ 2nd Lt, Navigator, OH
Munley, Thomas E ~ S/Sgt, Gunner, MD
Bio & Crew Report by:
Russell S. "Russ" Pickett
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
George served as a Second Lieutenant & Navigator on B-24H "Super Mouse" #41-28594, 719th Bomber Squadron, 449th Bomber Group, Heavy, U.S. Army Air Forces during World War II.
He resided in Ohio prior to the war.
George was declared "Missing In Action" when his B-24, after being battle damaged on a mission over Italy, had two of it's engines fail and had to ditch at sea off Elba during the war.
Six crew members died in the crash. Four other crew members bailed out and survived.
Lt. Clarence M. Frones remains washed up on shore in March, 1944.
George was awarded the Air Medal and the Purple Heart.
Service # O-690469
Airmen who perished on B-24H #41-28594:
Cheatham, Charles E ~ S/Sgt, Gunner, SC
Frones, Clarence M ~ 2nd Lt, Pilot, MN
House, Donald F ~ 2nd Lt, Co-Pilot, IL
La Brunda, Joseph ~ S/Sgt, Engineer, NJ
McSteen, George S ~ 2nd Lt, Navigator, OH
Munley, Thomas E ~ S/Sgt, Gunner, MD
Bio & Crew Report by:
Russell S. "Russ" Pickett
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
He resided in Ohio prior to the war.
George was declared "Missing In Action" when his B-24, after being battle damaged on a mission over Italy, had two of it's engines fail and had to ditch at sea off Elba during the war.
Six crew members died in the crash. Four other crew members bailed out and survived.
Lt. Clarence M. Frones remains washed up on shore in March, 1944.
George was awarded the Air Medal and the Purple Heart.
Service # O-690469
Airmen who perished on B-24H #41-28594:
Cheatham, Charles E ~ S/Sgt, Gunner, SC
Frones, Clarence M ~ 2nd Lt, Pilot, MN
House, Donald F ~ 2nd Lt, Co-Pilot, IL
La Brunda, Joseph ~ S/Sgt, Engineer, NJ
McSteen, George S ~ 2nd Lt, Navigator, OH
Munley, Thomas E ~ S/Sgt, Gunner, MD
Bio & Crew Report by:
Russell S. "Russ" Pickett
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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U.S., Headstone and Interment Records for U.S., Military Cemeteries on Foreign Soil, 1942-1949
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1930 United States Federal Census
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1940 United States Federal Census
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U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947
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