George B Schneidman

Military

After running out of gas on the return from bombing the target of Friedrichshafen, on 18 Mar 1944, B-24H 41-28649 'Little Bryan' crashed W of Vernon/Seine, after the crew baled out. Prisoner of War (POW).



Awards: POW, WWII Victory, EAME.

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Units served with

Colonel Larry Thomas of the 453rd Bomb Group. Handwritten caption on reverse: 'Col Larry Thomas 453BG.'
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: Little Bryan
  • Unit: 453rd Bomb Group 733rd Bomb Squadron

Places

Prisoners of war, including Colonel Hubert Zemke of the 479th Fighter Group at Stalag Luft I.
  • Site type: Prisoner of war camp
  • Known as: Stalag Luft I, Barth, Germany

Events

Event Location Date Description

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Baled out

Amiens, France 18 March 1944 After running out of gas on the return from bombing the target of Friedrichshafen, on 18 Mar 1944, B-24H 41-28649 'Little Bryan' crashed W of Vernon/Seine, after the crew baled out. Prisoner of War (POW).

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Barth, Germany 18 March 1944 Prisoner of War (POW). Stalag Luft I.
New Mexico, USA

Based

Old Buckenham 18 March 1944 Assigned to 733BS, 453BG, 8AF USAAF.

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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 3352, Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces