George Rains Jr

Military ROLL OF HONOUR
media-6714.jpeg UPL 6714 Aircraft: B-17F-BO (Training)
Photo taken at Rapid City Army Air Force Base, South Dakota 1943,
Prior to Deploying to Framlingham England as a Replacement Crew assigned to the 390th Heavy Bombardment Group 570Th Squadron .
Robert E. Stump is Front Row Far right
Top Row L-R
Lt George Rains. Lt Robert C Allphin. Lt Harry R Armstrong, Lt Marion A Louis,
Bottom Row L-R
Sgt Edmund R Gabel. Sgt Anthony E Dente. S/Sgt James R Mize Sgt Patrick P Cestaro. Sgt Burleigh G Clayton. Sgt Robert E Stump

Removed associations not depicted in the image. Associations made in the PERSON record of Robert E. Stump.

Object Number - UPL 6714 - Aircraft: B-17F-BO (Training) Photo taken at Rapid City Army Air Force Base, South Dakota 1943, Prior to Deploying to Framlingham England as a...

Shot down by fighters after leaving the formation due to engine problems and crashed SW of Sedan, GR on a mission to Regensburg, GR on 25 Feb 1944 in B-17G #42-37880 'Liberty Belle'. Killed in Action (KIA).

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Units served with

The insignia of the 390th Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 390th Bomb Group 570th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 15382998
  • Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Radio Operator / Gunner

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Liberty Bell-e
  • Unit: 390th Bomb Group 570th Bomb Squadron

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Died

25 February 1944

Born

Pleasant Hill, Louisiana

Buried

Plot C Row 3 Grave 24

Revisions

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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 2658, Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces

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