George S Hamilton
Military
photo taken 12 June 2012, Gary Atkins
Object Number - UPL 13775 - Barsham, Suffolk, England
On return from 22 Apr 44 Hamm mission #311, at night, shot down by enemy plane over home base, WIA; later badly wounded on 8 May 44 mission and died in plane (Watts book, p93)
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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
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Unit: 467th Bomb Group 791st Bomb Squadron
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Elgin, IL, USA | 23 January 1923 | |
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Died |
8 May 1944 | ||
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Buried |
Cook County, IL, USA | Bluff City Cemetery Elgin Cook County Illinois, USA Plot: Section 10, Lot 15 |
Revisions
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Sources
Watts book page 93 (8 May mission) and page 74 (22 Apr 44 mission) , Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces vol 3 pg 651, SO# 33, HQ 467 BG, Herington, KS 20 Feb 44 / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia