George Aguayo
Military ROLL OF HONOURAssigned to 565BS, 389BG, 8AF USAAF. Killed on mission to Solingen, B-24 42-40793 'Blonds Away' was damaged by fighters and exploded while trying to land 1-Dec-43. Killed in Action (KIA)
Awards: DFC, AM, PH.
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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: 389th Bomb Group 565th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-728833
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: Blonds Away
- Unit: 389th Bomb Group 565th Bomb Squadron 567th Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 1 August 1943
- Official Description:
Places
- Site type: Cemetery
- Known as: Cambridge American Military Cemetery
- Site type: Airfield
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
California | 26 November 1920 | |
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Died |
Manston, Ramsgate, Kent CT12, UK | 1 December 1943 | Target - Solingen, Germany, 1-Dec-43, Manston, England Crash landed at emergency field due to battle damage. KIA MACR 3983. |
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Buried |
2 December 1943 | Cambridge American Cemetery Coton, Cambs, UK Plot G Row 6 Grave 162 | |
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Based |
Hethel | 1 December 1943 | Assigned to 565BS, 389BG, 8AF USAAF. |
Revisions
Contributorjmoore43
Changes
Sources
Added a "-" to the A/C type in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources
Combat Chronology Supplement p. 215, Losses of 8th & 9th AFs Vol I by Bishop & Hey pp. 406 / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia