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STARNES, George E - Date of
birth
21 January 1919 -
Age
24 - Place of
birth
South Carolina -
Hometown
Richland County, South Carolina
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
O-798042 -
Rank
Second Lieutenant -
Function
Pilot -
Unit
571st Bombardment Squadron,
390th Bombardment Group, Heavy
-
Awards
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
10 October 1943 - Place of
death
Near Burgsteinfurt, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Ardennes
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| D | 2 | 30 |
Immediate family
-
Members
George E. Starnes (father)
Alice I. Starnes (mother)
Plane data
- Serial
number
42-3415 -
Data
Type: B17-F
Nickname: Miss Behavin
Destination: Münster, Germany
Mission: Bombing
MACR: 859
More information
2nd Lt George E. Starnes enlisted from Fort Jackson Columbia, South Carolina on 27 March 1942.At 1515, fighters with rocket guns attacked the formation. Two B-17s, 2nd Lt Starnes ship and A/C 42-3328, collided in midair after one was hit by a rocket. Planes seemed to explode.
Of A/C 415, nine crew members were killed. Their bodies were interred initially at the Protestant Cemetery in Burgsteinfurt, Germany. One crew member survived the crash.
Source of information: Luc van der Sterren, Hannah Majewski, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.fold3.com - MACR, www.8thafhs.com, www.ancestry.com - 1920 Census / US WWII Army Enlistment Records, Hannah Majewski - The State - 21 December 1943
Photo source: Jac Engels, Hannah Majewski - The State - 21 December 1943