George served as a Second Lieutenant & Navigator on B-24 #41-29226, 723rd Bomber Squadron, 450th Bomber Group, Heavy, U.S. Army Air Force during World War II.
He resided in Suffolk County, Massachusetts prior to the war.
George was "Killed In Action" when his B-24 was shot down by German fighter planes in Austria during the war.
He was awarded the Air Medal and the Purple Heart.
He was originally interred in France and was later repatriated here on October 11, 1948.
Service # O-809757
( Bio by: Russell S. "Russ" Pickett )
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Airmen who perished on B-24 #41-29226:
Davis, Glen M ~ 2nd Lt, Co-Pilot, Texas
Dzurik, Frank J ~ S/Sgt, Gunner, Connecticut
Forbes, Donald A ~ 2nd Lt, Bombardier, Missouri
Grogan, John H ~ S/Sgt, Top Turret Gunner, North Carolina
Heinegger, William J, Jr ~ S/Sgt, Gunner, Maryland
Kellerman, Bernard ~ S/Sgt, Observer, New York
King, Kenneth G ~ S/Sgt, Gunner, New York
Rulnick, Sidney ~ S/Sgt, Gunner, Massachusetts
Scanlon, Philip H ~ 1st Lt, Pilot, New York
Strong, George C ~ 2nd Lt, Navigator, Massachusetts
The radio operator, T/Sgt Alphonse J Lanteigne, became a POW from this flight and survived the war.
( Crew Report by: Russell S. "Russ" Pickett )
Special thanks to John C. Anderson for submitting this record for bio updates!
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He resided in Suffolk County, Massachusetts prior to the war.
George was "Killed In Action" when his B-24 was shot down by German fighter planes in Austria during the war.
He was awarded the Air Medal and the Purple Heart.
He was originally interred in France and was later repatriated here on October 11, 1948.
Service # O-809757
( Bio by: Russell S. "Russ" Pickett )
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Airmen who perished on B-24 #41-29226:
Davis, Glen M ~ 2nd Lt, Co-Pilot, Texas
Dzurik, Frank J ~ S/Sgt, Gunner, Connecticut
Forbes, Donald A ~ 2nd Lt, Bombardier, Missouri
Grogan, John H ~ S/Sgt, Top Turret Gunner, North Carolina
Heinegger, William J, Jr ~ S/Sgt, Gunner, Maryland
Kellerman, Bernard ~ S/Sgt, Observer, New York
King, Kenneth G ~ S/Sgt, Gunner, New York
Rulnick, Sidney ~ S/Sgt, Gunner, Massachusetts
Scanlon, Philip H ~ 1st Lt, Pilot, New York
Strong, George C ~ 2nd Lt, Navigator, Massachusetts
The radio operator, T/Sgt Alphonse J Lanteigne, became a POW from this flight and survived the war.
( Crew Report by: Russell S. "Russ" Pickett )
Special thanks to John C. Anderson for submitting this record for bio updates!
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George served as a Second Lieutenant & Navigator on B-24 #41-29226, 723rd Bomber Squadron, 450th Bomber Group, Heavy, U.S. Army Air Force during World War II.
He resided in Suffolk County, Massachusetts prior to the war.
George was "Killed In Action" when his B-24 was shot down by German fighter planes in Austria during the war.
He was awarded the Air Medal and the Purple Heart.
He was originally interred in France and was later repatriated here on October 11, 1948.
Service # O-809757
( Bio by: Russell S. "Russ" Pickett )
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Airmen who perished on B-24 #41-29226:
Davis, Glen M ~ 2nd Lt, Co-Pilot, Texas
Dzurik, Frank J ~ S/Sgt, Gunner, Connecticut
Forbes, Donald A ~ 2nd Lt, Bombardier, Missouri
Grogan, John H ~ S/Sgt, Top Turret Gunner, North Carolina
Heinegger, William J, Jr ~ S/Sgt, Gunner, Maryland
Kellerman, Bernard ~ S/Sgt, Observer, New York
King, Kenneth G ~ S/Sgt, Gunner, New York
Rulnick, Sidney ~ S/Sgt, Gunner, Massachusetts
Scanlon, Philip H ~ 1st Lt, Pilot, New York
Strong, George C ~ 2nd Lt, Navigator, Massachusetts
The radio operator, T/Sgt Alphonse J Lanteigne, became a POW from this flight and survived the war.
( Crew Report by: Russell S. "Russ" Pickett )
Special thanks to John C. Anderson for submitting this record for bio updates!
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He resided in Suffolk County, Massachusetts prior to the war.
George was "Killed In Action" when his B-24 was shot down by German fighter planes in Austria during the war.
He was awarded the Air Medal and the Purple Heart.
He was originally interred in France and was later repatriated here on October 11, 1948.
Service # O-809757
( Bio by: Russell S. "Russ" Pickett )
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Airmen who perished on B-24 #41-29226:
Davis, Glen M ~ 2nd Lt, Co-Pilot, Texas
Dzurik, Frank J ~ S/Sgt, Gunner, Connecticut
Forbes, Donald A ~ 2nd Lt, Bombardier, Missouri
Grogan, John H ~ S/Sgt, Top Turret Gunner, North Carolina
Heinegger, William J, Jr ~ S/Sgt, Gunner, Maryland
Kellerman, Bernard ~ S/Sgt, Observer, New York
King, Kenneth G ~ S/Sgt, Gunner, New York
Rulnick, Sidney ~ S/Sgt, Gunner, Massachusetts
Scanlon, Philip H ~ 1st Lt, Pilot, New York
Strong, George C ~ 2nd Lt, Navigator, Massachusetts
The radio operator, T/Sgt Alphonse J Lanteigne, became a POW from this flight and survived the war.
( Crew Report by: Russell S. "Russ" Pickett )
Special thanks to John C. Anderson for submitting this record for bio updates!
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Gravesite Details
2ND LT AAF 15TH AIR FORCE 723RD BOMB SQD 450 BOMB GP
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