George M. Ryan was born in 1917 in California. He resided in Santa Clara County, California prior to the war. George served as a Corporal & Radio Operator on C-109 #42-51921, 1345th Army Air Force Base Unit, U.S. Army Air Force during World War II.
C-109 #42-51921, with a crew of 5, was involved in a mid-air collision with B-24D #42-40875 during either takeoff or landing at Luliang, China. The entire crew was lost in this crash. George was declared "Missing In Action" in the "Line Of Duty" in this crash during the war. He is interred somewhere in California.
Cpl Ryan was one of over 2000 Americans who lost their lives defending China from their Japanese invaders from 1941-1945. He is commemorated on the The Monument to the Aviation Martyrs in the War of Resistance Against Japan in Nanjing, China.
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Ryan George M.
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George M. Ryan
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Corporal
Serial Number:
39099927
Unit:
1345th Army Air Force Base Unit
Date of Death:
1945-02-04
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California
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