George E Beaudry

Military ROLL OF HONOUR

Shot down by flak and crashed at Hussenhofen in B-17 #43-37573, Killed in Action (KIA).



21 July 1944 Regensburg mission: Lt. George Beaudry was flying in the B Group and apparently his A/C stalled in an effort to avoid colliding with others inside a heavy cloud.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 96th Bomb Group.

96th Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

43-37573

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 96th Bomb Group 339th Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Died

21 July 1944

Born

Marlborough, MA George E Beaudry was my cousin. He was born in 1921 in Marlborough, MA.

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

France 21 July 1944

Revisions

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Contributorjmoore43
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Added a "-" to the A/C tail # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.

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Contributorpammyinlp
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Massachusetts, Birth Index, 1901-1960 and 1967-1970 from ancestry.com.

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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 7412 / MACR 7412; Snetterton Falcons, pg 169, 175, 178 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database