George William Blackburn
MilitaryCrash landed in a field near East Shropham due to the props on two engines running away on form-up for a mission to Frankfurt on 4 Feb 1944 in B-17 42-30188 'Temptation'. RTD.
Shot down 24-Apr-44 in B-17 #4297620. Prisoner of War (POW).
Awards: DFC, PH, POW, EAME, WWII Victory.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 96th Bomb Group 413th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 32026680 / O-742758
- Highest Rank: Captain
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
Places
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Dulag Luft Grosstychow Dulag 12
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Station 138
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Stalag 17b, Krems an der Donau, Austria
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Taccoa, Georgia, USA | 15 December 1921 | BornTaccoa, Georgia |
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Enlisted |
Fort McPherson Atlanta Georgia | 28 August 1942 | EnlistedFort McPherson Atlanta Georgia |
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Prisoner of war Prisoner of War (POW) |
Stalag XVIIb, Krems an der Donau, Austria | 24 April 1944 - 1 May 1945 | Prisoner of War (POW)Stalag XVIIb, Krems an der Donau, Austria |
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Other Discharged |
15 October 1945 | ||
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Died |
Toccoa, Georgia | 31 August 1991 | DiedToccoa, Georgia |
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Buried |
Stephens Memorial Gardens Toccoa, Georgia | 3 September 1991 | InterredStephens Memorial GardensToccoa, Georgia |
Revisions
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 4164 / MACR 4164, Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces; Snetterton Falcons, pg 132 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database