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DENMAN, George William "Bill" - Date of
birth
7 May 1922 -
Age
22 - Place of
birth
Yavapai County, Arizona -
Hometown
Polk County, Tennessee
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
O-2069964 -
Rank
First Lieutenant -
Function
Navigator -
Unit
861st Bombardment Squadron,
493rd Bombardment Group, Heavy
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Awards
Purple Heart,
Air Medal with 3 Oak Leaf Clusters
Death
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Status
Missing in Action - Date of
death
30 March 1945 - Place of
death
Hamburg, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten - Walls of the Missing
Immediate family
-
Members
Lural A. Denman (father)
Genevieve I. (Lindley) Denman (mother)
John L. Denman (brother)
Plane data
- Serial
number
43-39226 -
Data
Type: B-17G
Destination: Hamburg, Germany
MACR: 13506
More information
1st Lt George W. Denman enlisted in Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia on 17 February 1943."Our plane was hit by enemy flak, caught on fire and blew up in mid-air. Our pilot told me that he was last man to clear ship and claims that all men in nose of plane bailed out. Germans showed me subject's dog tags and told me subject was dead."
Statement from 1st Lt Martin Dwyer Jr.
He is remembered ath the Crestlawn Cemetery of Polk County, Tennessee.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.ancestry.com - 1940 Census / WWII Enlistment Record / Birth Record, www.fold3.com, Atlanta Constitution - 4 June 1985
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Chuck Garland, Peter Schouteten, Jill Denman (niece)