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Personal info

Full name
HEALY, George Eugene
Date of birth
5 June 1918
Age
26
Place of birth
Buffalo, Erie County, New York
Hometown
Monroe County, New York

Military service

Service number
O-718306
Rank
Second Lieutenant
Function
Navigator
Unit
561st Bombardment Squadron,
388th Bombardment Group, Heavy
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
25 August 1944
Place of death
South-east of Koserow, 3 miles south east of Anklan, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Ardennes
Plot Row Grave
B 34 31

Immediate family

Members
Raymond F. Healy (father)
Loretta E. (Cooley) Healy (mother)
Mary K. Healy (sister)
Ruth A. Healy (sister)
Jean (Gagnier) Healy (wife)

Plane data

Serial number
44-6171
Data
Type: B-17G
Nickname: Cutie on Duty
Destination: Politz, Germany
MACR: 8286

More information

2nd Lt George E. Healy left Rochester with an anti-aircraft unit in February, 1941 and was transferred to another similar unit in Newfoundland in 1942. He started training as a navigator in March, 1943 at Selman Field, Monroe, La., and was sent overseas in June. A graduate of Aquinas Institute and a Cornell University student, he was connected with Erskine Healy Inc. Prior to his entering the service.

His aircraft was hit by flak in wing, causing fire.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Astrid van Erp, www.388bg.org, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.newspapers.com - Democrat and Chronicle, www.ancestry.com - 1940 Census / NY National Guard Service Card

Photo source: Jac Engels, www.ancestry.com - Aquinas Institute Yearbook 1936, www.newspapers.com - Democrat and Chronicle