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1LT George Joseph Safy

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1LT George Joseph Safy

Birth
Mullins, Marion County, South Carolina, USA
Death
9 Sep 1944 (aged 23)
Mainz, Stadtkreis Mainz, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany
Burial
Saint-Avold, Departement de la Moselle, Lorraine, France
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Son of George Joseph and Susie H. Safy. He graduated from Clemson University in 1941 where he majored in Civil Engineering.

During World War II, he served as a navigator for the U.S. Army Air Forces, 847th Bomber Squadron, 490th Bomber Group. He was killed in action while flying over Germany.

Awards: Distinguished Flying Cross, Air Medal with 2 Oak Leaf Clusters, Purple Heart
Son of George Joseph and Susie H. Safy. He graduated from Clemson University in 1941 where he majored in Civil Engineering.

During World War II, he served as a navigator for the U.S. Army Air Forces, 847th Bomber Squadron, 490th Bomber Group. He was killed in action while flying over Germany.

Awards: Distinguished Flying Cross, Air Medal with 2 Oak Leaf Clusters, Purple Heart

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  • Maintained by: Trey Matthews
  • Originally Created by: War Graves
  • Added: Aug 8, 2010
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/56652001/george_joseph-safy: accessed ), memorial page for 1LT George Joseph Safy (9 Jun 1921–9 Sep 1944), Find a Grave Memorial ID 56652001, citing Lorraine American Cemetery and Memorial, Saint-Avold, Departement de la Moselle, Lorraine, France; Maintained by Trey Matthews (contributor 47040652).