George R Keller
MilitaryAttacked by fighters on the return from a mission to Klein Machnow, Berlin on 6 Mar 1944, B-17G #42-31240 'Shack Job' crashed near Soltau-Bucholz, GR after the crew baled out SE of Hamburg, GR. Prisoner of War (POW). Also served in the Vietnam WAr. He was a career officer with 31 years of service.
POW
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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: 388th Bomb Group 560th Bomb Squadron 561st Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-1283461
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Shack job
- Unit: 388th Bomb Group 561st Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Stalag Luft I, Barth, Germany
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Died |
23 November 2002 | ||
Born |
Austin, Texas, USA | ||
Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Barth, Germany | 6 March 1944 | Interned in POW Camp: Stalag Luft 1 Barth-Vogelsang Prussia 54-12 |
Revisions
Added POW Camp info to the POW event and a S/N from WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).
Added an association to Stalag Luft 1 per WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).
Added punctuation to the "Summary biography" to aid clarity.
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 3086 / MACR 3086, Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database