Having actually gone "Missing" on the above date, he was not officially declared by the military as being dead until January 4, 1946, 1 year and 1 day after he went missing as was the custom.
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Husband of Barbara T. Rainey who resided in Los Angeles, California.
George served as a Second Lieutenant & Bombardier on a B-29 #42-24660, 883rd Bomber Squadron, 500th Bomber Group, Very Heavy, U.S. Army Air Force during World War II.
He resided in Los Angeles County, California prior to the war.
He enlisted in the Army on August 17, 1942 in Los Angeles, California. He was noted, at the time of his enlistment, as being employed as a Post office clerk and also as Single, without dependents.
B-29 #42-24660, along with 56 other B-29's, took off from Saipan airfield on a bombing mission to bomb port facilities and urban areas in the Nagoya, Japan region and some other alternate targets.
George was declared "Missing In Action", after completing a successful bombing mission, when his B-29 was believed to have been shot down by Japanese aircraft on their return to the Saipan airfield.
He was awarded the Air Medal and the Purple Heart.
Service # O-698478
There were 5 B-29's lost on this mission.
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The crew who perished on B-29 #42-24660:
Amos, Joseph S, Jr ~ 1st Lt, Pilot, SC
Cusick, James B ~ Sgt, ASV, IN
Johnson, James E ~ Cpl, Gunner, IL
Jones, Morris S ~ Cpl, Gunner, NC
Miller, Dillon G ~ 2nd Lt, Navigator, AL
Perriman, Otis L ~ 2nd Lt, Co-Pilot, OK
Rainey, George Y, Jr ~ 2nd Lt, Bombardier, CA
Sadler, Robert M ~ Sgt, Gunner, AZ
Shippee, Frederick W, Jr ~ 2nd Lt, Engineer, MA
Volk, John R ~ Sgt, Gunner, NJ
Young, Norman L ~ Sgt, Radio Operator, MI
Bio & Crew Report by:
Russell S. "Russ" Pickett
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The other four B-29's lost on this mission:
For #42-24626 ~ See:
Lawson, John W ~ 2nd Lt, Co-Pilot
For #42-24748 ~ See:
Stickney, Richard C, Jr ~ 1st Lt, Pilot
For #42-24766 ~ See:
Aitken, Glendon M ~ 1st Lt, Bombardier
For #42-63418 ~ See:
Barnes, Harold C ~ 2nd Lt, Co-Pilot
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Husband of Barbara T. Rainey who resided in Los Angeles, California.
George served as a Second Lieutenant & Bombardier on a B-29 #42-24660, 883rd Bomber Squadron, 500th Bomber Group, Very Heavy, U.S. Army Air Force during World War II.
He resided in Los Angeles County, California prior to the war.
He enlisted in the Army on August 17, 1942 in Los Angeles, California. He was noted, at the time of his enlistment, as being employed as a Post office clerk and also as Single, without dependents.
B-29 #42-24660, along with 56 other B-29's, took off from Saipan airfield on a bombing mission to bomb port facilities and urban areas in the Nagoya, Japan region and some other alternate targets.
George was declared "Missing In Action", after completing a successful bombing mission, when his B-29 was believed to have been shot down by Japanese aircraft on their return to the Saipan airfield.
He was awarded the Air Medal and the Purple Heart.
Service # O-698478
There were 5 B-29's lost on this mission.
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
The crew who perished on B-29 #42-24660:
Amos, Joseph S, Jr ~ 1st Lt, Pilot, SC
Cusick, James B ~ Sgt, ASV, IN
Johnson, James E ~ Cpl, Gunner, IL
Jones, Morris S ~ Cpl, Gunner, NC
Miller, Dillon G ~ 2nd Lt, Navigator, AL
Perriman, Otis L ~ 2nd Lt, Co-Pilot, OK
Rainey, George Y, Jr ~ 2nd Lt, Bombardier, CA
Sadler, Robert M ~ Sgt, Gunner, AZ
Shippee, Frederick W, Jr ~ 2nd Lt, Engineer, MA
Volk, John R ~ Sgt, Gunner, NJ
Young, Norman L ~ Sgt, Radio Operator, MI
Bio & Crew Report by:
Russell S. "Russ" Pickett
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
The other four B-29's lost on this mission:
For #42-24626 ~ See:
Lawson, John W ~ 2nd Lt, Co-Pilot
For #42-24748 ~ See:
Stickney, Richard C, Jr ~ 1st Lt, Pilot
For #42-24766 ~ See:
Aitken, Glendon M ~ 1st Lt, Bombardier
For #42-63418 ~ See:
Barnes, Harold C ~ 2nd Lt, Co-Pilot
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Having actually gone "Missing" on the above date, he was not officially declared by the military as being dead until January 4, 1946, 1 year and 1 day after he went missing as was the custom.
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Husband of Barbara T. Rainey who resided in Los Angeles, California.
George served as a Second Lieutenant & Bombardier on a B-29 #42-24660, 883rd Bomber Squadron, 500th Bomber Group, Very Heavy, U.S. Army Air Force during World War II.
He resided in Los Angeles County, California prior to the war.
He enlisted in the Army on August 17, 1942 in Los Angeles, California. He was noted, at the time of his enlistment, as being employed as a Post office clerk and also as Single, without dependents.
B-29 #42-24660, along with 56 other B-29's, took off from Saipan airfield on a bombing mission to bomb port facilities and urban areas in the Nagoya, Japan region and some other alternate targets.
George was declared "Missing In Action", after completing a successful bombing mission, when his B-29 was believed to have been shot down by Japanese aircraft on their return to the Saipan airfield.
He was awarded the Air Medal and the Purple Heart.
Service # O-698478
There were 5 B-29's lost on this mission.
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
The crew who perished on B-29 #42-24660:
Amos, Joseph S, Jr ~ 1st Lt, Pilot, SC
Cusick, James B ~ Sgt, ASV, IN
Johnson, James E ~ Cpl, Gunner, IL
Jones, Morris S ~ Cpl, Gunner, NC
Miller, Dillon G ~ 2nd Lt, Navigator, AL
Perriman, Otis L ~ 2nd Lt, Co-Pilot, OK
Rainey, George Y, Jr ~ 2nd Lt, Bombardier, CA
Sadler, Robert M ~ Sgt, Gunner, AZ
Shippee, Frederick W, Jr ~ 2nd Lt, Engineer, MA
Volk, John R ~ Sgt, Gunner, NJ
Young, Norman L ~ Sgt, Radio Operator, MI
Bio & Crew Report by:
Russell S. "Russ" Pickett
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
The other four B-29's lost on this mission:
For #42-24626 ~ See:
Lawson, John W ~ 2nd Lt, Co-Pilot
For #42-24748 ~ See:
Stickney, Richard C, Jr ~ 1st Lt, Pilot
For #42-24766 ~ See:
Aitken, Glendon M ~ 1st Lt, Bombardier
For #42-63418 ~ See:
Barnes, Harold C ~ 2nd Lt, Co-Pilot
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~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Husband of Barbara T. Rainey who resided in Los Angeles, California.
George served as a Second Lieutenant & Bombardier on a B-29 #42-24660, 883rd Bomber Squadron, 500th Bomber Group, Very Heavy, U.S. Army Air Force during World War II.
He resided in Los Angeles County, California prior to the war.
He enlisted in the Army on August 17, 1942 in Los Angeles, California. He was noted, at the time of his enlistment, as being employed as a Post office clerk and also as Single, without dependents.
B-29 #42-24660, along with 56 other B-29's, took off from Saipan airfield on a bombing mission to bomb port facilities and urban areas in the Nagoya, Japan region and some other alternate targets.
George was declared "Missing In Action", after completing a successful bombing mission, when his B-29 was believed to have been shot down by Japanese aircraft on their return to the Saipan airfield.
He was awarded the Air Medal and the Purple Heart.
Service # O-698478
There were 5 B-29's lost on this mission.
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
The crew who perished on B-29 #42-24660:
Amos, Joseph S, Jr ~ 1st Lt, Pilot, SC
Cusick, James B ~ Sgt, ASV, IN
Johnson, James E ~ Cpl, Gunner, IL
Jones, Morris S ~ Cpl, Gunner, NC
Miller, Dillon G ~ 2nd Lt, Navigator, AL
Perriman, Otis L ~ 2nd Lt, Co-Pilot, OK
Rainey, George Y, Jr ~ 2nd Lt, Bombardier, CA
Sadler, Robert M ~ Sgt, Gunner, AZ
Shippee, Frederick W, Jr ~ 2nd Lt, Engineer, MA
Volk, John R ~ Sgt, Gunner, NJ
Young, Norman L ~ Sgt, Radio Operator, MI
Bio & Crew Report by:
Russell S. "Russ" Pickett
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
The other four B-29's lost on this mission:
For #42-24626 ~ See:
Lawson, John W ~ 2nd Lt, Co-Pilot
For #42-24748 ~ See:
Stickney, Richard C, Jr ~ 1st Lt, Pilot
For #42-24766 ~ See:
Aitken, Glendon M ~ 1st Lt, Bombardier
For #42-63418 ~ See:
Barnes, Harold C ~ 2nd Lt, Co-Pilot
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