George Eli Babich
Military ROLL OF HONOURJim Hersom
Assigned to 412BS, 95BG, 8AF USAAF. Shot down in B-17 42-29693 'Lonesome Polecat' North Sea 70 miles north of Texel Island, 11-Jun-43 Killed in Action (KIA) MACR 2807
Awards: AM (OLC), PH.
Connections
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 95th Bomb Group 412th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 12035122 / O-389270
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Lonesone Polecat
- Unit: 95th Bomb Group 412th Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 11 June 1943
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Site type: Cemetery
- Known as: Netherlands American Cemetery, Margraten, The Netherlands
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
Pennsylvania | 22 April 1919 | Son of Frank and Magdalena Babich. |
Other Killed in action |
70 miles Nth of Texel Island | 11 June 1943 | Shot down in B-17 42-29693 'Lonesome Polecat' North Sea. Killed in Action (KIA) MACR 2807 |
Buried |
Netherlands American Cemetery | Memorialized on the Walls of the Missing at Margraten Netherlands American Cemetery | |
Based |
Horham | 11 June 1943 | Assigned to 412BS, 95BG, 8AF USAAF. |
Revisions
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https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/56296442/george-eli-babich
Removed # from A/C serial No. to aid clarity and consistency
MACR 2807. Book: Operation Record of 95th BG by Paul Andrews, p86. Book: Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Force June 1942 to Dec 1943 by Bishop and Hey, page 146
Added "Possible DUPLICATE" in the nickname field so an Admin can check out this person.
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / http://95thbg.org/95th_db_pages/left_formation_code/gethonoroll.php