George Vincent Devlin
Military ROLL OF HONOURAssigned to 849BS, 490BG, 8AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) Ruhland 17-Mar-45 in B-17 43-38046; Mid-air collision Killed in Action (KIA) MACR 13080
Awards: AM (2OLC), PH.
"As a result of collision Sgt Devlin was found lodged in nose of aircraft piloted by Lt. Tennenberg (43-38071) who landed at Base A-92 on 17-Mar-45."
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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: 490th Bomb Group 849th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 15170474 / O-828823
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Unit: 490th Bomb Group 849th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Cemetery
- Known as: Ardennes American Cemetery, Liege, Belgium
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Brome
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA | 2 March 1924 | Son of James and Alice B Devlin. |
Enlisted |
Keesler Field, Biloxi, MS | 23 June 1943 | Keesler Field, Biloxi, Mississippi |
Died |
Kamberg, Germany | 17 March 1945 | Failed to Return (FTR) Ruhland 17-Mar-45 in B-17 43-38046; Mid-air collision Killed in Action (KIA) MACR 13080 |
Based Killed in Action (KIA) |
Eye | 17 March 1945 | Assigned to 849BS, 490BG, 8AF USAAF. |
Buried |
Re-Interred Ardennes American Cemetery and Memorial Liege, Belgium Plot B Row 38 Grave 1 |
Revisions
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https://www.fold3.com/record/87435253-george-v-devlin
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https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/56357874/george-v-devlin
Brought in information from duplicate record. Sources:
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 13080 for B-17 43-38046: https://www.fold3.com/image/1/29442236
MACR 13080 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database