George Curtis Michie

Military

Assigned to 366BS, 305BG, 8AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) Saarbrucken in B-17 42-31611 11-May-44; Shot down by flak crashed Hagondange, France. Prisoner of War (POW). MACR 4870



Awards: POW, WWII Victory, EAME.

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Units served with

Unofficial emblem, 305th Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 305th Bomb Group 366th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 15097184 / O-738153
  • Highest Rank: Captain
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 305th Bomb Group 366th Bomb Squadron

Missions

Places

  • Site type: Prisoner of war camp
  • Known as: Dulag Luft Grosstychow Dulag 12
  • Site type: Prisoner of war camp
  • Known as: Stalag Luft III, Sagan, Germany

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Ravenna, NE 5 August 1909 NoK at time of draft registration: Sister Mary Ann Marshall.

Enlisted

Los Angeles, CA 25 July 1942 Los Angeles, California

Other

Bailed out POW

Hagondange, France 11 May 1944 Failed to Return (FTR) Saarbrucken in B-17 42-31611 11-May-44; Shot down by flak crashed Hagondange, France. POW MACR 4870

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Zagan, Poland 11 May 1944 Prisoner of War (POW). Stalag Luft III.

Other

Discharged USAAF

16 October 1945 Honourable discharge.

Died

La Mirada, CA 8 August 1985

Buried

Rose Hills Memorial Park Whittier, Los Angeles County, CA 11 August 1985 Rose Hills Memorial Park Whittier, Los Angeles County, California

Based

Prisoner of War (POW)

Chelveston 11 May 1944 Assigned to 366BS, 305BG, 8AF USAAF.
Los Angeles, CA

Revisions

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https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/191535926/george-curtis-michie
Removed # from A/C serial No. to aid clarity and consistency.

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Contributorjmoore43
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Added a "#" to the A/C serial number in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.

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Contributorjmoore43
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Added a "#" to the A/C serial number in the "Summary biography" for clarity.
Added a location for the "Buried" event.

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 4870 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database