George C Job Jr
Military ROLL OF HONOURCommanding Officer of 561st Bomb Squadron. On a mission to Klein Machnow, Berlin on 6 Mar 1944, another B-17 from the 388th went out of control after being attacked by fighters and collided with B-17G #42-40054 which exploded and crashed SE of Emmen, Holland. Killed in Action (KIA).
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Unit: 388th Bomb Group 562nd Bomb Squadron
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Died |
6 March 1944 | ||
Born |
New York State | ||
Buried |
Netherlands American Cemetery, Margraten, The Netherlands, O-2-13 |
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Added a connection to A/C #42-40054 listed in the "Summary biography".
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Added "Possible DUPLICATE" in the Nickname field so an Admin can check out this person.
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ABMC, MACR 3092, Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia