Name:
George H. Stillwell
Rank:
Staff Sergeant
Serial Number:
19060142
Unit:
567th Bomber Squadron, 389th Bomb Group, Heavy
Date of Death:
2003-06-16
State:
Washington
Cemetery:
Mountain View Cemetery, Colville, Washington
Plot:
B
Row:
Grave:
1
Decoration:
Air Medal
Comments:
SSgt George H. Stillwell, tail gunner of the B-24 Liberator 42-63977 “Los Angeles City Limits”, took off from Station 114 Hetel, Norfolk, UK on a bombing mission to Ludwigshafen’s chemical factory. The mission was a success, but multiple bombers were shot down by German fighters on the return flight, including the “Los Angeles City Limits” at 1315. Stillwell managed to escape through the Pyrenees/Spain/Gibraltar pipeline, returning to the UK on February 10th 1944 per E&E report #371.