George Adrian Stafford
MilitaryAssigned to 511BS, 351BG, 8AF USAAF. Shot down 28-May-44 in B-17 42-97191 'Silver Ball. ' Prisoner of War (POW).
Awards: AM (3OLC), POW, EAME (2BS), WWII Victory.
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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
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 351st Bomb Group 511th Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 28 May 1944
Places
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Dulag Luft Grosstychow Dulag 12
- Site type: Airfield
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Stalag Luft 4, Gross Tychow, Pomerania
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Fayetteville, North Carolina | 28 February 1924 | BornFayetteville, North Carolina |
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Enlisted |
Fort Jackson, South Carolina | 30 January 1943 | EnlistedFort Jackson, South Carolina |
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Prisoner of war Prisoner of War (POW) |
Stalag Luft IV, Tychowo, Poland | 28 May 1944 - 1 May 1945 | Prisoner of War (POW)Stalag Luft IV, Tychowo, Poland |
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Died |
20 January 1980 | ||
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Buried |
23 January 1980 | InterredMagnolia CemeteryLatta, South Carolina |
Revisions
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 5326 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database