George J Petrohelos
MilitaryShot down 10 October 1943 in B-17 #42-30830 M'lle Zig Zag. Prisoner of War (POW).
George was one of 418 Squadron's original crew members. His death from leukemia was reported in the Summer 1991 edition of 'Splasher Six'.
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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: 100th Bomb Group 418th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-399510
- Highest Rank: Major
- Role/Job: Pilot / Squadron Commander
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: M'lle Zig Zag
- Unit: 100th Bomb Group 418th Bomb Squadron
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Żagań, Poland | 10 October 1943 | Stalag Luft 3 Sagan-Silesia Bavaria (Moved to Nuremberg-Langwasser) 49-11 |
Revisions
Contributorjmoore43
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Added S/N and Updated the location of the "POW" event per WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).
Contributorjmoore43
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Added some Punctuation in the "Summary biography" to aid readability.
ContributorAAM
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 1029