George Eli Babich

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media-27866.jpeg UPL 27866 George Babich

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Object Number - UPL 27866 - George Babich

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.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 95th Bomb Group.
  • 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

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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.

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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

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