George S Payne
Military
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UPL 31536
Captain Shulstad and lead crew on bombing mission to Brunswick, Germany, pose in front of a Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress". 360th Bomb Squadron, 303rd Bomb Group, England. 30 January 1944.
Rear L-R: 1Lt John De Sousa Jr, 1Lt James P Zwayer, 2Lt John M Chapman, Capt William C Heller, Capt Louis M Schulstad.
Front L-R: Sgt Paul E. Buckley, T/Sgt Felix Spoerri, S/Sgt Anthony Laurinitis, S/Sgt Leo Lanier Jr, S/Sgt George S Payne, T/Sgt William J Huston, S/Sgt Melvin E. Schultz.
Rear L-R: 1Lt John De Sousa Jr, 1Lt James P Zwayer, 2Lt John M Chapman, Capt William C Heller, Capt Louis M Schulstad.
Front L-R: Sgt Paul E. Buckley, T/Sgt Felix Spoerri, S/Sgt Anthony Laurinitis, S/Sgt Leo Lanier Jr, S/Sgt George S Payne, T/Sgt William J Huston, S/Sgt Melvin E. Schultz.
Assigned to 360BS, 303BG, 8AF USAAF. A/C accident on return from mission in B17 42-5393 'Thumper Again' 15-Oct-43. RTD
Award: DFC, AM (3OLC), GC, 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: 303rd Bomb Group 306th Bomb Group 358th Bomb Squadron 360th Bomb Squadron 368th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-442237
- Highest Rank: Colonel
- Role/Job: Pilot / Squadron Adjutant / Group Operations Officer
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Satan's Workshop
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 360th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Just for Laughs : Little Woman : Thumper Again
- Unit: 2nd Strategic Air Depot 100th Bomb Group 303rd Bomb Group 360th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Enlisted |
17 September 1942 | Little Rock, Arkansas | |
Born |
Son of Geo D and Eliza Payne. | ||
Based |
Assigned to 360BS, 303BG, 8AF USAAF. |
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Contributorjmoore43
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Capitalized the words in the "Role/job" field to aid readability.
Removed "2 spaces" in the S/N to aid clarity & consistency.
ContributorAl_Skiff
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Contributorjmtx3
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I am his nephew, updating information after investigating his service.
ContributorAAM
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Losses of the 8th & 9th AFS Vol. I p. 343