George Valentine Bleyle
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
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USAAF Class Book Project ABMC American Cemeteries
Object Number - UPL 52071 - 2nd Lt George V Bleyle, 96BG
Assigned to 337BS, 96BG, 8AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) Bremen in B-17 42-30872 'Ole Puss' 16-Dec-43; collided with another aircraft. A/C crashed into North Sea. Killed in Action (KIA). MACR 1565
Awards: AM (OLC), PH.
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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: 96th Bomb Group 337th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-662947
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Blonde Bomber Betty Grable aka Ole Puss
- Unit: 96th Bomb Group 337th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Station 138
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Englewood, New Jersey, USA | 22 February 1921 | Son of Anton A and Elsie E Bleyle. |
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Enlisted |
Newark, NJ | 2 April 1942 | Newark, New Jersey |
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Died |
North Sea | 16 December 1943 | Failed to Return (FTR) Bremen in B-17 42-30872 'Ole Puss' 16-Dec-43; collided with another aircraft. A/C crashed into North Sea. KIA MACR 1565 |
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Based Killed in Action (KIA) |
Snetterton Heath | 16 December 1943 | Assigned to 337BS, 96BG, 8AF USAAF. |
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Buried |
Netherlands American Cemetery | Tablets of the Missing Netherlands American Cemetery Magratten, Netherlands |
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 1565 / MACR 1565; Snetterton Falcons, pg 61 & 88 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database
