Sgt. George Sabolish was wounded in a ditching on Sept 11, 1944, he later returned to duty. The memorial for Orville W. Shelton, Jr., has the details about that crew and the events of that day.

392 Bomber Group 579 Bomber Squadron

Members of the Grettum Crew 42-51150 "I Walk Alone":

Maj. Leonard J. Barnes, P-CA in Command, KIA.

Capt. Robert B. Grettum, KIA.

1Lt. John J. McCormick, KIA.

Capt. Roy Swangren, Navigator, KIA.

Capt. R. E. Good, Bombardier.

1Lt. Charles H. Bader.

1Lt. James L. Peters, Pilotage Navigator.

TSgt. M. T. Baker, Radio Operator, KIA

TSgt. Franklin R. Munden, Flight Engineer.

SSgt. Martin George Egler, KIA.

SSgt. George Sabolish, Left Waist Gunner, KIA.

SSgt. G. A. Chatterton, KIA.

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S SGT. GEORGE SABOLISH

The body of Staff Sergeant George Sabolish, 21, a gunner with the U.S. Air Force, who was killed in action March 22, 1945 in England, arrived in Brownsville and was removed to his home in Colonial No. 3. A son of Mr. and Mrs. Dan Sabolish, the soldier enlisted in August, 1943, at New Salem, and went overseas in May, 1944. He was killed when his plane crashed in England. A graduate of Redstone Township High School, he was a member of the championship WPIAL baseball team of 1941-1942 and played with the Colonial No. 3 baseball team. Prior to his enlistment he was employed in Buffalo, N.Y. Besides his parents, he is survived by two brothers and one sister. Requiem high mass will be celebrated at 9 o'clock Saturday morning in St. Cecelia's R. C. Church at Grindstone. Interment will be in Redstone Cemetery with military rites at the grave in charge of the Grindstone American Legion Post No. 275. (The Daily Courier, Connellsville, PA, Wednesday, July 28, 1948, p. 4, Col. 3) 

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U.S. Army Service No. (ASN): #33672718

George Sabolish is listed as Died Non-Battle in the 1946 Army and Army Air Forces Personnel Casualty List for Fayette County, Pennsylvania.

***I would like to thank mokennehan Find A Grave ID 47119719 for creating this memorial and also adding his obituary information to it***

***I would like to thank randy knight Find A Grave ID 48320652 for adding his gravesite photos to this memorial***

***I would like to thank Leanne Slaughter Find A Grave ID 51162253 for updating the Birth Date/Location information on this memorial as well as linking his mother to it***