George W Gaylor Jr
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
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FRE 5153
The insignia of the 568th Bomb Squadron, 390th Bomb Group.
Roger Freeman Collection
IWM, Roger Freeman Collection
Killed in Action (KIA) at Dreetz in B-17 'Cloud Hopper' #43-38337. Missing Air Crew Report 11721.
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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
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Cloud hopper
- Unit: 390th Bomb Group 568th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Parham
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Died |
Germany | 14 January 1945 | Status: Missing In Action Memorialized: Tablets of the Missing Netherlands American Cemetery |
Born |
Clearfield, Pennsylvania |
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 11721