George B Lohlein

Military
media-43063.jpeg UPL 43063 2nd Lt George B Lohlein 333BS, 94BG, 8th AF.

Class 43-C yearbook.

Object Number - UPL 43063 - 2nd Lt George B Lohlein 333BS, 94BG, 8th AF.

Assigned to 333BS, 94BG, 8AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) Duren 20-Oct-43 in B-17 42-30303 'Raider'; Mechanical trouble caused plane to crash into North Sea. Killed in Action (KIA). MACR 903



Awards: AM (OLC), PH.

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Units served with

A bomber crew of the 94th Bomb Group stand with their B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 42-30200) nicknamed "Slo Time Sally" and a bomb inscribed 'Special delivery to Hitler'. Inscription on bomb reads: 'Special delivery to Hitler, From Peggy of St. Louis.'

94th Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

Alfred John Canavan

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 94th Bomb Group 333rd Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 36243421
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Waist Gunner

George Robert Carney

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 94th Bomb Group 333rd Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 39544319
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Waist Gunner

Lloyd Franklin Caubble

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 94th Bomb Group 333rd Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 18137386
  • Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Radio Operator Gunner

Francis James Courtney

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 94th Bomb Group 333rd Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 20114141 / O-673781
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Bombardier

Edward W Owens

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 94th Bomb Group 333rd Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 16101358
  • Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner

Aircraft

42-30303

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Raider II
  • Unit: 94th Bomb Group 333rd Bomb Squadron

Missions

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Enlisted

New York, NY 5 February 1941 New York, New York

Died

Off Walcheren Islands 20 October 1943 Failed to Return (FTR) Duren 20-Oct-43 in B-17 42-30303 'Raider'; Mechanical trouble caused plane to crash into North Sea. KIA MACR 903

Born

New York, USA Son of Joseph J and Florence [Schuessler] Lohlein.

Based

Killed in Action (KIA)

Bury St Edmunds 20 October 1943 Assigned to 333BS, 94BG, 8AF USAAF.

Buried

Tablets of the Missing Cambridge American Cemetery Coton, Cambs, UK

Other

Pilot training

Helena AAF, Arkansas Primary flight training, class 43-C Helena AAF, Arkansas

Revisions

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ContributorAl_Skiff
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https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/56291826/george-b-lohlein
Removed # from A/C serial No. to aid clarity and consistency

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Contributorjmoore43
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Corrected the spelling of the surname "Lohlein" per MACR 903 at fold3.com.
SOURCE: https://www.fold3.com/image/28612830

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Contributorjmoore43
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Added punctuation to the "Summary biography" to aid clarity.

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ContributorAl_Skiff
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https://www.fold3.com/image/28612830
https://www.fold3.com/image/310770935
https://www.fold3.com/image/114505703
https://www.fold3.com/record/83503661-george-b-lohlein
https://www.fold3.com/record/529903723-george-b-lohlein
https://www.abmc.gov/decedent-search/lohlein=george
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/56291826/george-b-lohlein

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ContributorAAM
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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 903 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database

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Object number: UPL 43063 - 2nd Lt George B Lohlein 333BS, 94BG, 8th AF.