George W Guilford
MilitaryTook part in Operation Tidal Wave, the raid on Ploesti on 1 August 1943, flying B-24 Liberator 42-40071.
Joined Sqd 4/14/42. ETO/Queen Mary 9/5/42. WIA 1/27/43 (Wilhelmshaven). He was seriously wounded on this mission on B-24 41-23819 'Rugged Bunny'. DS/Bengahzi 6/26/43. Returned to base 8/26/43. DS/Tunis 9/16/43.
Prisoner of War (POW) 10/1/43 (Wiener-Neustadt). Returned after the war. Pilot: Whitaker. October 1, 1943, when the crew was TDY to the 9th AAC, on a mission to Weiner Neustadt, B-24 41-23816 'Black Jack' was attacked by flak in the bomb bay shortly after leaving target area. . A/c peeled off while quickly losing altitude as fire developed. Broke in two and crashed in target area. 5 Killed in Action (KIA) and 5 Prisoner of War (POW). Guilford was imprisoned at Stalag 17B after a 2 week hospitalization.
Fw 190 destroyed 5/14/43
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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
Missions
- Date: 1 August 1943
- Official Description:
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Other Prisoner of war |
1 October 1943 | ||
Born |
Hartford, Alabama |
Revisions
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Webb Todd, MACR 3312, 44th BG Roll of Honor and Casualties by Will Lundy p. 135, Losses of the 8th and 9th AFs Vol. I by Bishop and Hey p. 298 with picture of the plane and p. 497