George served as a Private, Company I, 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division, U.S. Army during World War II.
He resided in Michigan prior to the war.
George was a passenger on C-47A #42-100733, 96th Squadron, 440th Troop Carrier Group, U.S. Army Air Force.
The C-47 departed the airdrome at Exeter, Devon, England with four crew and nineteen members of the 3rd Battalion, 506th Parachute Infantry, 101st Airborne Division on the opening day of Operation Overlord, the Allied invasion of Normandy to retake German-occupied France.
After an unsuccessful pass over the designated drop field, the aircraft began to head back out over the coast. Lt. Johnston of the 3rd Battalion told the pilot to turn back. He then made his jump. In doing so, he witnessed the transport come under intense, concentrated machine gun fire from the Germans. How many of the paratroopers jumped before the C-47 crashed is uncertain.
George was "Killed In Action" in the above noted crash of this C-47 during the war.
He was awarded the Bronze Star and the Purple Heart.
Service # 36540126
( Bio by: Russell S. "Russ" Pickett )
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Air Crew who perished on C-47A #42-100733:
Bellinghausen, William F ~ Corp, Radio Operator, California
Lumsden, Harry N, Jr ~ 2nd Lt, Co-Pilot, New York
Margotto, Albert T ~ S/Sgt, Crew Chief, Wisconsin
Zeuner, William H ~ 2nd Lt, Pilot, Pennsylvania
Paratrooper who perished on C-47A #42-100733:
Bryan, Keith K ~ Pvt, Iowa
Burg, Harry L, Jr ~ Pfc, Ohio
Fernandex, George V ~ Pvt, New York
Finder, Edwin ~ Pvt, Nebraska
Hawkins, Jesse M ~ Pvt, Mississippi
Hinson, Bryant L ~ Pfc, Mississippi
Japhet, James H ~ S/Sgt, Texas
Karalunas, George J ~ Pvt, Michigan
Kinzy, Robert C ~ Pvt, Ohio
Manlove, Beverly J ~ Sgt, Kansas
Mezo, Roy ~ Pvt, Illinois
Poynter, Alvin ~ Pfc, Kentucky
Smith, Christopher C ~ Pfc, New York
Turkovich, Victor A ~ Sgt, New York
Weathersby, Newton P ~ Pfc, D.C.
Paratrooper who survived from C-47A #42-100733:
2nd Lt. Floyd R. Johnston (survived)
Pvt. Raymond L. Crouch (survived)
Pvt. Leonard S. Goodgal (survived)
( Crew & Paratroopers listing by: Tim Cook )
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He resided in Michigan prior to the war.
George was a passenger on C-47A #42-100733, 96th Squadron, 440th Troop Carrier Group, U.S. Army Air Force.
The C-47 departed the airdrome at Exeter, Devon, England with four crew and nineteen members of the 3rd Battalion, 506th Parachute Infantry, 101st Airborne Division on the opening day of Operation Overlord, the Allied invasion of Normandy to retake German-occupied France.
After an unsuccessful pass over the designated drop field, the aircraft began to head back out over the coast. Lt. Johnston of the 3rd Battalion told the pilot to turn back. He then made his jump. In doing so, he witnessed the transport come under intense, concentrated machine gun fire from the Germans. How many of the paratroopers jumped before the C-47 crashed is uncertain.
George was "Killed In Action" in the above noted crash of this C-47 during the war.
He was awarded the Bronze Star and the Purple Heart.
Service # 36540126
( Bio by: Russell S. "Russ" Pickett )
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Air Crew who perished on C-47A #42-100733:
Bellinghausen, William F ~ Corp, Radio Operator, California
Lumsden, Harry N, Jr ~ 2nd Lt, Co-Pilot, New York
Margotto, Albert T ~ S/Sgt, Crew Chief, Wisconsin
Zeuner, William H ~ 2nd Lt, Pilot, Pennsylvania
Paratrooper who perished on C-47A #42-100733:
Bryan, Keith K ~ Pvt, Iowa
Burg, Harry L, Jr ~ Pfc, Ohio
Fernandex, George V ~ Pvt, New York
Finder, Edwin ~ Pvt, Nebraska
Hawkins, Jesse M ~ Pvt, Mississippi
Hinson, Bryant L ~ Pfc, Mississippi
Japhet, James H ~ S/Sgt, Texas
Karalunas, George J ~ Pvt, Michigan
Kinzy, Robert C ~ Pvt, Ohio
Manlove, Beverly J ~ Sgt, Kansas
Mezo, Roy ~ Pvt, Illinois
Poynter, Alvin ~ Pfc, Kentucky
Smith, Christopher C ~ Pfc, New York
Turkovich, Victor A ~ Sgt, New York
Weathersby, Newton P ~ Pfc, D.C.
Paratrooper who survived from C-47A #42-100733:
2nd Lt. Floyd R. Johnston (survived)
Pvt. Raymond L. Crouch (survived)
Pvt. Leonard S. Goodgal (survived)
( Crew & Paratroopers listing by: Tim Cook )
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George served as a Private, Company I, 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division, U.S. Army during World War II.
He resided in Michigan prior to the war.
George was a passenger on C-47A #42-100733, 96th Squadron, 440th Troop Carrier Group, U.S. Army Air Force.
The C-47 departed the airdrome at Exeter, Devon, England with four crew and nineteen members of the 3rd Battalion, 506th Parachute Infantry, 101st Airborne Division on the opening day of Operation Overlord, the Allied invasion of Normandy to retake German-occupied France.
After an unsuccessful pass over the designated drop field, the aircraft began to head back out over the coast. Lt. Johnston of the 3rd Battalion told the pilot to turn back. He then made his jump. In doing so, he witnessed the transport come under intense, concentrated machine gun fire from the Germans. How many of the paratroopers jumped before the C-47 crashed is uncertain.
George was "Killed In Action" in the above noted crash of this C-47 during the war.
He was awarded the Bronze Star and the Purple Heart.
Service # 36540126
( Bio by: Russell S. "Russ" Pickett )
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Air Crew who perished on C-47A #42-100733:
Bellinghausen, William F ~ Corp, Radio Operator, California
Lumsden, Harry N, Jr ~ 2nd Lt, Co-Pilot, New York
Margotto, Albert T ~ S/Sgt, Crew Chief, Wisconsin
Zeuner, William H ~ 2nd Lt, Pilot, Pennsylvania
Paratrooper who perished on C-47A #42-100733:
Bryan, Keith K ~ Pvt, Iowa
Burg, Harry L, Jr ~ Pfc, Ohio
Fernandex, George V ~ Pvt, New York
Finder, Edwin ~ Pvt, Nebraska
Hawkins, Jesse M ~ Pvt, Mississippi
Hinson, Bryant L ~ Pfc, Mississippi
Japhet, James H ~ S/Sgt, Texas
Karalunas, George J ~ Pvt, Michigan
Kinzy, Robert C ~ Pvt, Ohio
Manlove, Beverly J ~ Sgt, Kansas
Mezo, Roy ~ Pvt, Illinois
Poynter, Alvin ~ Pfc, Kentucky
Smith, Christopher C ~ Pfc, New York
Turkovich, Victor A ~ Sgt, New York
Weathersby, Newton P ~ Pfc, D.C.
Paratrooper who survived from C-47A #42-100733:
2nd Lt. Floyd R. Johnston (survived)
Pvt. Raymond L. Crouch (survived)
Pvt. Leonard S. Goodgal (survived)
( Crew & Paratroopers listing by: Tim Cook )
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
He resided in Michigan prior to the war.
George was a passenger on C-47A #42-100733, 96th Squadron, 440th Troop Carrier Group, U.S. Army Air Force.
The C-47 departed the airdrome at Exeter, Devon, England with four crew and nineteen members of the 3rd Battalion, 506th Parachute Infantry, 101st Airborne Division on the opening day of Operation Overlord, the Allied invasion of Normandy to retake German-occupied France.
After an unsuccessful pass over the designated drop field, the aircraft began to head back out over the coast. Lt. Johnston of the 3rd Battalion told the pilot to turn back. He then made his jump. In doing so, he witnessed the transport come under intense, concentrated machine gun fire from the Germans. How many of the paratroopers jumped before the C-47 crashed is uncertain.
George was "Killed In Action" in the above noted crash of this C-47 during the war.
He was awarded the Bronze Star and the Purple Heart.
Service # 36540126
( Bio by: Russell S. "Russ" Pickett )
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Air Crew who perished on C-47A #42-100733:
Bellinghausen, William F ~ Corp, Radio Operator, California
Lumsden, Harry N, Jr ~ 2nd Lt, Co-Pilot, New York
Margotto, Albert T ~ S/Sgt, Crew Chief, Wisconsin
Zeuner, William H ~ 2nd Lt, Pilot, Pennsylvania
Paratrooper who perished on C-47A #42-100733:
Bryan, Keith K ~ Pvt, Iowa
Burg, Harry L, Jr ~ Pfc, Ohio
Fernandex, George V ~ Pvt, New York
Finder, Edwin ~ Pvt, Nebraska
Hawkins, Jesse M ~ Pvt, Mississippi
Hinson, Bryant L ~ Pfc, Mississippi
Japhet, James H ~ S/Sgt, Texas
Karalunas, George J ~ Pvt, Michigan
Kinzy, Robert C ~ Pvt, Ohio
Manlove, Beverly J ~ Sgt, Kansas
Mezo, Roy ~ Pvt, Illinois
Poynter, Alvin ~ Pfc, Kentucky
Smith, Christopher C ~ Pfc, New York
Turkovich, Victor A ~ Sgt, New York
Weathersby, Newton P ~ Pfc, D.C.
Paratrooper who survived from C-47A #42-100733:
2nd Lt. Floyd R. Johnston (survived)
Pvt. Raymond L. Crouch (survived)
Pvt. Leonard S. Goodgal (survived)
( Crew & Paratroopers listing by: Tim Cook )
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