George served as a Technical Sergeant, 500th Bomber Squadron, 345th Bomber Group, U.S. Army Air Force during World War II.
He resided in Mills County, Texas prior to the war.
He enlisted in the Army on April 9, 1942 in Abilene, Texas. He was noted, at the time of his enlistment, as being employed as a Farm Hand and also as Married.
George was a Passenger on C-47-DL "Eager Beaver" (#41-7733), 40th Troop Carrier Squadron, 317th Troop Carrier Group, U.S. Army Air Force.
George died in the "Line Of Duty" when the "Eager Beaver", shortly after take off, crashed for an unknown reason into Cleveland Bay southeast of Townsville, Queensland, Australia during the war.
He was originally interred in Brisbane, Australia and was later repatriated here on July 9, 1948.
Service # 38131864
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Crew Members who perished on C-47-DL (#41-7733):
Wilson, Harold G ~ FO, Pilot, Kansas
Forrest, Robert W, Jr ~ FO, Co-Pilot, Utah
Cielinski, Thomas F ~ S/Sgt, Engineer, New York
Markel, David W ~ Corp, Radio Operator, Kansas
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Passengers who perished on C-47-DL (#41-7733):
Arbogast, Donald H ~ M/Sgt, Washington
Braund, Delbert M ~ S/Sgt, Wisconsin
Butcher, Leo W ~ T/Sgt, Illinois
Caldwell, Grant W ~ T/Sgt, Florida
Crowley, Andrew J, Jr ~ T/Sgt, Pennsylvania
Cummins, Herman R ~ Sgt, Maryland
Dinneen, Rodney D ~ T/Sgt, Massachusetts
Doolittle, Arah L ~ M/Sgt, California
Dzury, Stephen D ~ T/Sgt, Pennsylvania
Fowler, Wilmer R ~ S/Sgt, Maryland
Hawver, Owen A ~ 1st Lt, Kansas
Huebner, Carl J ~ T/Sgt, Wisconsin
Hunter, Charles S ~ T/Sgt, Virginia
Lee, Francis M ~ M/Sgt, Iowa
McKenna, Laurence P ~ T/Sgt, Ohio
Rapp, Ezra E ~ T/Sgt, Idaho
Repass, William F ~ S/Sgt, Tennessee
Roberts, George A ~ T/Sgt, Texas
Simpson, Floyd M ~ Sgt, Arizona
Trebon, Venard H ~ Corp, Iowa
Tuttle, Charles W ~ S/Sgt, Massachusetts
Van Patten, Willard G ~ S/Sgt, Michigan
Zahora, Charles J ~ S/Sgt, Pennsylvania
(Bio, Passenger & Crew Report by: Russell S. "Russ" Pickett)
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Previously added to Record:
The son of James Henry Roberts and Emma Lou Stacia Swindle, was on board a C-47 that crashed into the bay at Townsville shortly after takeoff. He and nineteen other casualties were enroute to Sydney for a R & R after completing the modification of B-25's to low attack strafers. He was reburied at Fort Sam on July 9, 1948.
He resided in Mills County, Texas prior to the war.
He enlisted in the Army on April 9, 1942 in Abilene, Texas. He was noted, at the time of his enlistment, as being employed as a Farm Hand and also as Married.
George was a Passenger on C-47-DL "Eager Beaver" (#41-7733), 40th Troop Carrier Squadron, 317th Troop Carrier Group, U.S. Army Air Force.
George died in the "Line Of Duty" when the "Eager Beaver", shortly after take off, crashed for an unknown reason into Cleveland Bay southeast of Townsville, Queensland, Australia during the war.
He was originally interred in Brisbane, Australia and was later repatriated here on July 9, 1948.
Service # 38131864
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Crew Members who perished on C-47-DL (#41-7733):
Wilson, Harold G ~ FO, Pilot, Kansas
Forrest, Robert W, Jr ~ FO, Co-Pilot, Utah
Cielinski, Thomas F ~ S/Sgt, Engineer, New York
Markel, David W ~ Corp, Radio Operator, Kansas
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Passengers who perished on C-47-DL (#41-7733):
Arbogast, Donald H ~ M/Sgt, Washington
Braund, Delbert M ~ S/Sgt, Wisconsin
Butcher, Leo W ~ T/Sgt, Illinois
Caldwell, Grant W ~ T/Sgt, Florida
Crowley, Andrew J, Jr ~ T/Sgt, Pennsylvania
Cummins, Herman R ~ Sgt, Maryland
Dinneen, Rodney D ~ T/Sgt, Massachusetts
Doolittle, Arah L ~ M/Sgt, California
Dzury, Stephen D ~ T/Sgt, Pennsylvania
Fowler, Wilmer R ~ S/Sgt, Maryland
Hawver, Owen A ~ 1st Lt, Kansas
Huebner, Carl J ~ T/Sgt, Wisconsin
Hunter, Charles S ~ T/Sgt, Virginia
Lee, Francis M ~ M/Sgt, Iowa
McKenna, Laurence P ~ T/Sgt, Ohio
Rapp, Ezra E ~ T/Sgt, Idaho
Repass, William F ~ S/Sgt, Tennessee
Roberts, George A ~ T/Sgt, Texas
Simpson, Floyd M ~ Sgt, Arizona
Trebon, Venard H ~ Corp, Iowa
Tuttle, Charles W ~ S/Sgt, Massachusetts
Van Patten, Willard G ~ S/Sgt, Michigan
Zahora, Charles J ~ S/Sgt, Pennsylvania
(Bio, Passenger & Crew Report by: Russell S. "Russ" Pickett)
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Previously added to Record:
The son of James Henry Roberts and Emma Lou Stacia Swindle, was on board a C-47 that crashed into the bay at Townsville shortly after takeoff. He and nineteen other casualties were enroute to Sydney for a R & R after completing the modification of B-25's to low attack strafers. He was reburied at Fort Sam on July 9, 1948.
George served as a Technical Sergeant, 500th Bomber Squadron, 345th Bomber Group, U.S. Army Air Force during World War II.
He resided in Mills County, Texas prior to the war.
He enlisted in the Army on April 9, 1942 in Abilene, Texas. He was noted, at the time of his enlistment, as being employed as a Farm Hand and also as Married.
George was a Passenger on C-47-DL "Eager Beaver" (#41-7733), 40th Troop Carrier Squadron, 317th Troop Carrier Group, U.S. Army Air Force.
George died in the "Line Of Duty" when the "Eager Beaver", shortly after take off, crashed for an unknown reason into Cleveland Bay southeast of Townsville, Queensland, Australia during the war.
He was originally interred in Brisbane, Australia and was later repatriated here on July 9, 1948.
Service # 38131864
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Crew Members who perished on C-47-DL (#41-7733):
Wilson, Harold G ~ FO, Pilot, Kansas
Forrest, Robert W, Jr ~ FO, Co-Pilot, Utah
Cielinski, Thomas F ~ S/Sgt, Engineer, New York
Markel, David W ~ Corp, Radio Operator, Kansas
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Passengers who perished on C-47-DL (#41-7733):
Arbogast, Donald H ~ M/Sgt, Washington
Braund, Delbert M ~ S/Sgt, Wisconsin
Butcher, Leo W ~ T/Sgt, Illinois
Caldwell, Grant W ~ T/Sgt, Florida
Crowley, Andrew J, Jr ~ T/Sgt, Pennsylvania
Cummins, Herman R ~ Sgt, Maryland
Dinneen, Rodney D ~ T/Sgt, Massachusetts
Doolittle, Arah L ~ M/Sgt, California
Dzury, Stephen D ~ T/Sgt, Pennsylvania
Fowler, Wilmer R ~ S/Sgt, Maryland
Hawver, Owen A ~ 1st Lt, Kansas
Huebner, Carl J ~ T/Sgt, Wisconsin
Hunter, Charles S ~ T/Sgt, Virginia
Lee, Francis M ~ M/Sgt, Iowa
McKenna, Laurence P ~ T/Sgt, Ohio
Rapp, Ezra E ~ T/Sgt, Idaho
Repass, William F ~ S/Sgt, Tennessee
Roberts, George A ~ T/Sgt, Texas
Simpson, Floyd M ~ Sgt, Arizona
Trebon, Venard H ~ Corp, Iowa
Tuttle, Charles W ~ S/Sgt, Massachusetts
Van Patten, Willard G ~ S/Sgt, Michigan
Zahora, Charles J ~ S/Sgt, Pennsylvania
(Bio, Passenger & Crew Report by: Russell S. "Russ" Pickett)
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Previously added to Record:
The son of James Henry Roberts and Emma Lou Stacia Swindle, was on board a C-47 that crashed into the bay at Townsville shortly after takeoff. He and nineteen other casualties were enroute to Sydney for a R & R after completing the modification of B-25's to low attack strafers. He was reburied at Fort Sam on July 9, 1948.
He resided in Mills County, Texas prior to the war.
He enlisted in the Army on April 9, 1942 in Abilene, Texas. He was noted, at the time of his enlistment, as being employed as a Farm Hand and also as Married.
George was a Passenger on C-47-DL "Eager Beaver" (#41-7733), 40th Troop Carrier Squadron, 317th Troop Carrier Group, U.S. Army Air Force.
George died in the "Line Of Duty" when the "Eager Beaver", shortly after take off, crashed for an unknown reason into Cleveland Bay southeast of Townsville, Queensland, Australia during the war.
He was originally interred in Brisbane, Australia and was later repatriated here on July 9, 1948.
Service # 38131864
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Crew Members who perished on C-47-DL (#41-7733):
Wilson, Harold G ~ FO, Pilot, Kansas
Forrest, Robert W, Jr ~ FO, Co-Pilot, Utah
Cielinski, Thomas F ~ S/Sgt, Engineer, New York
Markel, David W ~ Corp, Radio Operator, Kansas
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Passengers who perished on C-47-DL (#41-7733):
Arbogast, Donald H ~ M/Sgt, Washington
Braund, Delbert M ~ S/Sgt, Wisconsin
Butcher, Leo W ~ T/Sgt, Illinois
Caldwell, Grant W ~ T/Sgt, Florida
Crowley, Andrew J, Jr ~ T/Sgt, Pennsylvania
Cummins, Herman R ~ Sgt, Maryland
Dinneen, Rodney D ~ T/Sgt, Massachusetts
Doolittle, Arah L ~ M/Sgt, California
Dzury, Stephen D ~ T/Sgt, Pennsylvania
Fowler, Wilmer R ~ S/Sgt, Maryland
Hawver, Owen A ~ 1st Lt, Kansas
Huebner, Carl J ~ T/Sgt, Wisconsin
Hunter, Charles S ~ T/Sgt, Virginia
Lee, Francis M ~ M/Sgt, Iowa
McKenna, Laurence P ~ T/Sgt, Ohio
Rapp, Ezra E ~ T/Sgt, Idaho
Repass, William F ~ S/Sgt, Tennessee
Roberts, George A ~ T/Sgt, Texas
Simpson, Floyd M ~ Sgt, Arizona
Trebon, Venard H ~ Corp, Iowa
Tuttle, Charles W ~ S/Sgt, Massachusetts
Van Patten, Willard G ~ S/Sgt, Michigan
Zahora, Charles J ~ S/Sgt, Pennsylvania
(Bio, Passenger & Crew Report by: Russell S. "Russ" Pickett)
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Previously added to Record:
The son of James Henry Roberts and Emma Lou Stacia Swindle, was on board a C-47 that crashed into the bay at Townsville shortly after takeoff. He and nineteen other casualties were enroute to Sydney for a R & R after completing the modification of B-25's to low attack strafers. He was reburied at Fort Sam on July 9, 1948.
Inscription
TSGT, 500 AAF BOMB SQ WORLD WAR II
