George J Uxa
MilitaryAssigned to 734, 453BG, 8AF USAAF. On mission 13-Apr-44 in B-24 41-28629. Landed Dübendorf, Switzerland Interned (INT). MACR 3834.
Awards: AM, 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: 453rd Bomb Group 734th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 32219851 / O-?
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant Colonel
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: Blondes Away
- Unit: 453rd Bomb Group 733rd Bomb Squadron 734th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Cleveland, OH | 10 December 1921 | Son of Joseph and Karolina 'Caroline' [Skopek] Uxa. |
Enlisted |
Cleveland, OH | 13 August 1942 | Cleveland, Ohio |
Other Interned (INT) |
Dübendorf, Switzerland | 13 April 1944 | On mission 13-Apr-44 in B-24 41-28629. Landed Dübendorf, Switzerland Interned (INT). MACR 3834. |
Other Discharged USAAF |
26 September 1945 | Honourable discharge. | |
Died |
Great Falls, MT | 29 October 1980 | |
Buried |
Masontown Cemetery Masontown, Preston County, WV | Masontown Cemetery Masontown, Preston County, West Virginia | |
Based |
Old Buckenham | Assigned to 734, 453BG, 8AF USAAF. |