George Albert Streeter
Military
Standing, left to right :
Pilot 2Lt James B. Prevost, Co-Pilot F/O Allen Boorse Jr (KIA), Navigator F/O Astor Perry, Bombardier F/O Robert F. Kearney, Engineer/Top Turret Gunner Sgt James C. Quillen.
Kneeling, left to right : Radio Operator Sgt Henry C. Howard, Left Waist Gunner Sgt John C. Colbert, Tail Gunner Sgt George A. Streeter, Ball Turret Gunner Sgt Raymond E. Barto, Right Waist Gunner Sgt Benjamin W. Dankosky.
The crew ditched in the North Sea on return from the Brunswick mission 5 August 1944. All were rescued by the ARS, except Co-Pilot Boorse, who apparently stayed stuck in the cockpit when the B-24 sank after ditching. (Photo Dankosky family)
Photo from www.458bg.com
Object Number - UPL 38189 - James B. Prevost crew, which was downed on the Brunswick mission 5 August 1944 in B-24 # 41-29359 Standing, left to right : Pilot 2Lt James B....
Assigned to 755BS, 458BG, 8AF USAAF. Returned to Duty (RTD) from mission to Brunswick, Germany 5-Aug-44 in B-24 41-29359; A/C ditched due to fuel starvation. Picked up by ASR. RTD. MACR 8675. Transferred to 754th Squadron on 23-Oct-44. Completed tour in the Spring of 1945.
Awards : PH, WWII Victory, EAME.
Post-war : served in Korea and Vietnam. Ended his career in the Air Force upon discharge 31-Mar-66.
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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: 458th Bomb Group 755th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 13176148
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 458th Bomb Group 755th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 13125119 / T-62414
- Highest Rank: Flight Officer
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 458th Bomb Group 755th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 33764791
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: waist gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 458th Bomb Group 755th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 12228037
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: waist gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 458th Bomb Group 755th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 35450626
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: Tail Wind
- Unit: 458th Bomb Group 755th Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 5 August 1944
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Battleford, Canada | 23 January 1911 | Son of Bert Jay and Nellie Jane [Edmonds] Streeter. |
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Enlisted |
22 November 1939 | ||
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Other rescued from ditching |
5 August 1944 | Returned to Duty (RTD) from mission to Brunswick, Germany 5-Aug-44 in B-24 41-29359; A/C ditched due to fuel starvation. Picked up by ASR. RTD. MACR 8675 | |
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Other Honorably discharged |
7 September 1945 | ||
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Other Re-enlisted |
20 November 1945 | as a Sergent in the Air Corps, Richmond, Virginia | |
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Died |
Doswell, Hanover County, VA | 19 March 2002 | Doswell, Hanover County, Virginia |
| Richmond, Henrico County, VA | |||
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Other Assigned |
Assigned to the 755th Squadron of the 458th Bomb Group, Horsham-St Faith, England |
Revisions
MACR 8675
NARA WWII Enlistment records
US Census 1930
WWII Draft Card
SSDI Death Index
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 8675 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database
