George Joseph Hrubovak Jr
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
Object Number - UPL 61111 - S/Sgt George J. Hrubovcak
Assigned to 548BS, 385BG, 8AF USAAF. Shot down 26-Jul-43 in B-17 42-5895. Killed in Action (KIA).
Awards: AM, PH.
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
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 385th Bomb Group 548th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-730479
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: The Souse Familly
- Unit: 385th Bomb Group 548th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Site type: Cemetery
- Known as: Netherlands American Cemetery, Margraten, The Netherlands
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Lansford, Pennsylvania | 11 October 1920 | Born Lansford, Pennsylvania |
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Enlisted |
Allentown, Pennsylvania | 10 August 1942 | Enlisted Allentown, Pennsylvania |
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Other |
Fort Myers, Florida | 1 January 1943 | Completed training Fort Myers, Florida |
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Died Killed in Action (KIA) |
North Sea | 26 July 1943 | Killed in Action (KIA) Lost in North Sea |
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Buried Tablets of the Missing |
Netherlands American Cemetery and Memorial Margraten, Netherlands | 1 January 1946 | Tablets of the Missing Netherlands American Cemetery and Memorial Margraten, Eijsden-Margraten Municipality, Limburg, Netherlands |
Revisions
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https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/56299956/george-j-hrubovcak
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 191B
