George Capral Jr
Military
Rear L-R: 1Lt Robert O Taylor, 2Lt Edgar Eharlich, F/O Vincent Beradi, 2Lt Francis Maclean.
Front L-R: T/Sgt Robert Remillard, Sgt Robert T Biedrzycki, S/Sgt Elvis M Newman, T/Sgt Milton Checket, S/Sgt George Capral Jr.
Object Number - UPL 37465 - "Lt Taylor's crew of the 398th Bomb Group, 8th AF by their B-17 at their base in England, 6 August 1944." Rear L-R: 1Lt Robert O Taylor, 2Lt Edgar...
Assigned to 601BS, 398BG, 8AF USAAF. ETD
Awards: AM, WWII Victory, EAME.
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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
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 398th Bomb Group 601st Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-?
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Oxo
- Unit: 398th Bomb Group 602nd Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Edwardsville, PN | 9 April 1919 | Son of George and Mary Caprall. |
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Enlisted |
Wilkes Barre, PA | 11 February 1943 | |
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Other Discharged USAAF |
30 September 1945 | Honourable discharge. | |
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Died |
Kingston, PA | 6 July 1971 | |
| Larksville, PA | |||
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Based |
Nuthampstead | Assigned to 601BS, 398BG, 8AF USAAF. |
Revisions
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Changes
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Sources
398th History / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia