George W Hartz
Military
"Iowans of the Mighty Eighth", Chapter 22 "Biographies", by Charles D Taylor.
Object Number - UPL 31441 - Staff Sergeant George W. Hartz, 351st Bomb Group.
He enlisted in October 1942, trained as a gunner and flew on 33 combat missions, once being wounded in the leg by a shell. Post VE Day he was deployed to New Guinea where his duties involved air/sea rescue, recovering wounded and supplying the troops. Discharged in September 1945 he went back to farming until 1976 when he went into the insurance business.
DFC; Air Medal with 5 clusters; Purple Heart
Connections
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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: Buckeye Babe
- Unit: 351st Bomb Group 509th Bomb Squadron
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Newhall, IA 52315, USA |
Revisions
Aircraft connection from "Iowans of the Mighty Eighth", Chapter 22 "Biographies", by Charles D Taylor.
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / www.351st.org/ken.harbour/
