George Russell Knittle
MilitaryGeorge Knittle's P-47 #43-25540 was hit by Flak during a sweep on the Koblenz airfield; oil and water systems out; crash-landed 22 February 1945 near Anhausen, 10km NE of Neuwied (North of Koblenz), Germany. Pilot safe, captured the same day. Interned in Germany. NARA WWII POW records : “Interned in Germany. Returned to Military Control 23 July 1945.”
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: P-47 Thunderbolt
- Nicknames: Flight of the Bumble Bee
- Unit: 48th Fighter Group 492nd Fighter Squadron
Missions
- Date: 22 February 1945
- Official Description:
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
30 May 1922 | Barberton, Summit County, Ohio | |
Enlisted |
2 February 1943 | Cleveland, Ohio | |
Other Crash-landed |
22 February 1945 | his Flak-damaged P-47 #43-25540 near Anhausen, 10km NE of Neuwied (North of Koblenz), Germany | |
Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
22 February 1945 | NARA WWII POW records : “Interned in Germany. Returned to Military Control 23 July 1945.” | |
Died |
27 February 1994 | Banning, Riverside County, California | |
Bratenahl, Cuyahoga County, Ohio | |||
Buried |
George Knittle rests at the Riverside National Cemetery in Riverside, California |
Revisions
Note to Administrators : George Knittle was awarded the Air Medal with 14 OLCs - 2silver, 4 bronze (the Awards page has a maximum of 13 to click on...)
MACR 12684
WWII Draft card
NARA WWII Enlistment records
NARA WWII POW records
NARA German captured records : https://catalog.archives.gov/id/131513245
VA Gravesite Locator
MACR 12684
WWII Draft card
NARA WWII Enlistment records
NARA WWII POW records
NARA German captured records : https://catalog.archives.gov/id/131513245
VA Gravesite Locator