George F Hall Jr

Military ROLL OF HONOUR
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"Iowans of the Mighty Eighth", Chapter 19 "Killed in Action", by Charles D Taylor

Object Number - UPL 21508 - George Hall, JR - Des Moines, 303rd BG, KIA

Shot down 3 January 1943 in B-17F #41-24526 "Leaping Liz" while serving as Right Waist Gunner. Plane crashed into Bay of Biscay. Killed in Action (KIA). Participated in 7 Operations - 2 Aborts. (See Biography events)



Buried in Brittany American Cemetery.



Air medal, Purple Heart

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Units served with

Official emblem of the 303rd Bomb Group approved 7 November 1942.

303rd Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

41-24526

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Leapin Liz
  • Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 358th Bomb Squadron

41-24558

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Hunga Dunga
  • Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 358th Bomb Squadron
A B-17 Flying Fortress (VK-D, serial number 41-24577) nicknamed "Hell's Angel" of the 358th Bomb Squadron, 303rd Bomb Group in flight. Passed for publication 21 Aug 1943. Handwritten caption on reverse: 'Hell's Angel. L1721/29.' Printed caption on reverse of print: 'A Flying Fortress wearing the new recognition symbol of the U.S.A.A.F. and fitted with toughened glass "windows" in the air.' On reverse: The Aeroplane Ltd, US Army Press Censor ETO and US Army General Section Press & Censorship Bureau [Stamps

41-24577

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Hell's Angels
  • Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 358th Bomb Squadron
B-17 Flying Fortresses, including (VK-H, serial number 41-24606) nicknamed "Werewolf", of the 303rd Bomb Group. On reverse: US Army Examiner [Stamp].

41-24606

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Werewolf
  • Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 401st Bomb Group 91st Bomb Group 358th Bomb Squadron

Missions

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Other

Mission #1 SSGT George F. Hall w/B-17F 41-24606, 303BG/358BS

Saint-Nazaire, France 17 November 1942 Served as Left Waist Gunner on B-17F 41-24606 "Werewolf", 303BG/358BS on mission to bomb the U-Boat pens at St. Nazaire, France. (RTB OK).

Other

Mission #2 SSGT George F. Hall w/B-17F 41-24558, 303BG/358BS

Saint-Nazaire, France 18 November 1942 Served as Ball Turrent Gunner on B-17F 41-24558 "Hunga Dunga", 303BG/358BS on mission to bomb the U-Boat pens at St. Nazaire, France. (RTB OK).

Other

Mission #3 SSGT George F. Hall w/B-17F 41-24577, 303BG/358BS - Aborted

Lorient, France 22 November 1942 Served as Left Waist Gunner on B-17F 41-24577 "Hell's Angels", 303BG/358BS Mission was to bomb the U-Boat pens at Lorient, France but the bomb rack malfunctioned over the target and the mission was aborted.

Other

Mission #5 SSGT George F. Hall w/ B-17F 41-24526, 303BG/358BS - Aborted

Rouen, France 12 December 1942 Served as Right Waist Gunner on B-17F 41-24526 "Leapin Liz", 303BG/358BS on mission to bomb the railroad marshalling yards at Rouen, France. (RTB OK).

Other

Mission #6 SSGT George F. Hall w/ B017F 41-24526, 303BG/358BS

Romilly-sur-Seine, France 20 December 1942 Served as Right Waist Gunner on B-17F 41-24526 "Leapin Liz", 303BG/358BS on mission to bomb the German air depot at Romilly-sur-Seine, France. (RTB OK).

Other

Killed in Action (KIA)

Saint-Nazaire, France 3 January 1943 Killed when aircraft was shot down by enemy fighters and crashed into the sea near the target.

Other

Mission #7 SSGT George F. Hall w/41-24526, 303BG/358BS KIA

Saint-Nazaire, France 3 January 1943 Served as Right Waist Gunner on B-17F 41-24526 "Leapin' Liz" on mission to bomb the torpedo storage areas as St. Nazaire, France. (KIA)

Other

Mission #4 SSGT George F. Hall w/B-17F 41-24526, 303BG/358BS

Saint-Nazaire, France 23 November 2042 Served as Ball Turrent Gunner on B-17F 41-24526 "Leapin Liz", 303BG/358BS on a mission to bomb the U-Boat pens at St. Nazaire, France. (RTB OK).

Born

Des Moines, Iowa

Buried

Buried in the Brittany American Cemetery, Plot L, Row 12, Grave 9.

Revisions

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Contributorjmoore43
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Added some punctuation to the A/C “Description” to aid readability.

 

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ContributorLee8thbuff
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Lee Cunningham 10-Aug-2015 Added Mission events #3 thru #7 per 303BG website Mission Reports, Gary Moncur, Historian: http://www.303rdbg.com/missionreports/

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ContributorLee8thbuff
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Lee Cunningham 10-Aug-2015. Made connections to Aircraft and Missions and added Mission events #1 & #2 per 303BG website Mission Reports, Gary Moncur, Historian: http://www.303rdbg.com/missionreports/

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ContributorLee8thbuff
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Lee Cunningham 21-Jan-2015. Added Burial event per American Battle Monuments Commission (ABMC) record.

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ContributorLucy May
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Combined two entries for this airman. This entry now includes information from the following sources:
MACR 7650 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database

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ContributorLee8thbuff
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Lee Cunningham 13-Jan-2015. Added SN and KIA event per MACR 7650; added decorations and Burial event per American Battle Monuments Commission (ABMC) record; made connections to Place, Aircraft and Mission within existing website data; added crew position and made minor edits to biography.

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ContributorAAM
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 7650, Losses of the 8th and 9th AFs Vol. 1 by Bishop and Hey p. 60, ABMC web site, Roster

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Object number: UPL 21508 - George Hall, JR - Des Moines, 303rd BG, KIA