George Thomas Condeelis
MilitaryAssigned to 720BS, 450BG, 15AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) Vienna mission 7-Oct-44 in B-24 42-52443; A/C abandoned as running low of fuel North of Mostar, Yugoslavia. Prisoner of War (POW). MACR 9135
Awards: PH, POW, WWII Victory, EAME.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Fifteenth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Fifteenth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 450th Bomb Group 720th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 15134066 / O-823337
- Highest Rank: Major
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Unit: 450th Bomb Group 720th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Dulag Luft Grosstychow Dulag 12
- Site type: Airfield
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Stalag Luft III, Sagan, Germany
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Scranton, Lackawanna County, PA | 16 September 1924 | Son of George Sr and Agnes Condeelis. |
Enlisted |
Wilkes Barre, PA | 10 April 1943 | Wilkes Barre, Pennsylvania |
Other Baled out POW |
Nth of Mostar, Yugoslavia | 7 October 1944 | Failed to Return (FTR) Vienna mission 7-Oct-44 in B-24 42-52443; A/C abandoned as running low of fuel North of Mostar, Yugoslavia. POW MACR 9135 |
Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Zagan, Poland | 7 October 1944 | Prisoner of War (POW). Stalag Luft III. |
Died |
Hickory, NC | 28 October 2013 | |
Buried |
Green Hills Cemetery Asheville, Buncombe County, NC | 31 October 2013 | Green Hills Cemetery Asheville, Buncombe County, NC |
Based |
Manduria | 7 October 1944 | Assigned to 720BS, 450BG, 15AF USAAF. |
Revisions
ContributorAl_Skiff
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https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/155584706/george-thomas-condeelis
Removed # from A/C serial No. to aid clarity and consistency
Contributorjmoore43
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Added a "#" to the A/C serial number in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.
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