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SAMBANIS, George - Date of
birth
4 May 1918 -
Age
25 - Place of
birth
Central Falls, Providence County, Rhode Island -
Hometown
Providence, Providence County, Rhode Island
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
31181659 -
Rank
Sergeant -
Function
Tail Gunner -
Unit
576th Bombardment Squadron,
392nd Bombardment Group, Heavy
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
20 December 1943 - Place of
death
North Sea
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| O | 20 | 1 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Steven Sambanis (father)
Mary (Senecal) Sambanis (mother)
Ethel M. Sambanis (sister)
Bella Sambanis (sister)
Plane data
- Serial
number
42-7500 -
Data
Type: B-24H
Nickname: Sky Queen
Destination: Bremen, Germany
MACR: 1734
More information
In the report Lt Lopresto noted that the entire formation had come under intense enemy fighter attack at the initial point for the bomb run which lasted all through the target and afterwards. His ship took numerous flak hits over the target, and again fighter gun fire after the target. Aircraft damage was so grave then that he ordered abandon ship at an altitude of about 21,000 feet.Sambanis were reported by the Germans as found dead, but were listed as "unknown" in identity. He were interred on 20 December near Lebenstedt at Army Station Cemetery Wessermunde-Geestermunde Germany in Section III, Field K, Row 1, Grave I.
Sgt George Sambanis is remembered at North Burial Ground, Providence, Providence County, Rhode Island
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Michel Beckers, Astrid van Erp, Carla Mans, www.B24.net, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.ancestry.com - Family Tree / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men
Photo source: Peter Schouteten / Melissa Bailey, Marie (Wilkicki) Bailey (niece)