George B Lohlein
MilitaryClass 43-C yearbook.
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
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 94th Bomb Group 333rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 38198039
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 94th Bomb Group 333rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 12025614
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 94th Bomb Group 333rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 13056436 / O-799881
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 94th Bomb Group 333rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 33100249 / O-663433
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
Aircraft
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
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/56291826/george-b-lohlein
Removed # from A/C serial No. to aid clarity and consistency
Corrected the spelling of the surname "Lohlein" per MACR 903 at fold3.com.
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https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/56291826/george-b-lohlein
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