George Herman Rupard
MilitaryAssigned to 704BS, 446BG, 8AF USAAF. Shot down 8-Jun-44 in B-24 42-109830 'Daisy Mae Skraggs. ' Prisoner of War (POW). MACR 5482
Awards: AM (2OLC), POW, WWII Victory, EAME.
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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
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 446th Bomb Group 704th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 17032416 / O-685213
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: Daisy Mae Skraggs
- Unit: 446th Bomb Group 704th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Flixton
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Dulag Luft Grosstychow Dulag 12
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Stalag Luft 4, Gross Tychow, Pomerania
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Vernon, MO | 2 December 1921 | |
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Enlisted |
21 August 1942 | ||
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Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Tychowo, Poland | 8 June 1944 | Prisoner of War (POW). Stalag Luft IV. |
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Other Baled out POW |
Les IslesChausey | 8 June 1944 | Shot down 8-Jun-44 in B-24 42-109830 'Daisy Mae Skraggs. ' Prisoner of War (POW). MACR 5482 |
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Other Discharged USAAF |
31 January 1963 | Honourable discharge. | |
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Died |
22 June 1984 | ||
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Based |
Bungay | 8 June 1944 | Assigned to 704BS, 446BG, 8AF USAAF. |
| Kansas City, MO | Kansas City, Missouri |
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 5482 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database