George Edward Earl

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Fallen Bombers in Médoc Monument

Name:

Edward Earl George

Rank:

Flight Officer

Serial Number:

T-001527

Unit:

715th Bomber Squadron, 448th Bomber Group

Date of Death:

0000-00-00

State:

Washington

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Edward Earl George was born on August 15, 1923, in Spokane, Washington. He served in the 715th Bomber Squadron, 448th Bomber Group, Heavy, as a Flight Officer and Bombardier on the B-24 #42-7754 "Harmful Lil' Armful" during World War II.

On December 31, 1943, his crew took off from Station 146 airfield in Seething, England, on a bombing mission to Cognac, France. At around 12:00H, their plane was shot down by a German fighter setting the plane's cabin and engine #3 on fire. The crew evacuated the airplane at 18,000 feet. Their plane crashed near Lesparre-Médoc, France. As a result of this incident, four crew members were taken as prisoners, two members evaded the capture, and two casualties, who were believed to have been killed by the Germans. F/O Geroge was one of the POWs. He was taken to Stalag Luft 1 in Barth-Vogelsang, Germany.

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