George John Janicek
Military ROLL OF HONOUR384thbombgroup.com
Assigned to the 544th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #42 dated 4 July 1944. Shot down 25 July 1943 in B-17 #42-3024 'Royal Flush'. Killed in Action (KIA).
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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: 384th Bomb Group 544th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-673454
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 544th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 32414759
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 544th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 32393571
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 544th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 38191131
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Waist Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 544th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 35356281
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Flexible Gunner
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Kathy Jane
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 544th Bomb Squadron 95th Bomb Group 336th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: M'Honey
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 544th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Royal Flush
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 544th Bomb Squadron 546th Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 25 July 1943
- Date: 24 July 1943
- Date: 14 July 1943
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Grafton Undermud
- Site type: Cemetery
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Died Killed in Action (KIA) |
Bad Oldesloe, Germany | 25 July 1943 | Damaged By Enemy Action, Details Uncertain.Crashed In Hamburg, Germany Area, 500 Meters S. E. Of Neritz, Near Bad Oldesloe, Germany. Macr 16117 |
Buried Or Memorial |
Saint Louis, Missouri, USA | Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery, Saint Louis, Missouri |
Revisions
Added a "#" to the A/C serial number in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity.
Changed the label of the “Died” event to "Killed in Action (KIA)".
Merged with duplicate record to include information from:
the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Roll of Honor;
http://384thbombgroup.com/_content/_pages/person.php?PersonKey=1917.
Additional details from MACR 16117 - http://www.fold3.com/image/30087859/
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / http://384thbombgroup.com/_content/_pages/PersonnelSearch.php?LastName=…