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Personal info

Full name
WHITLOCK, George Bickett
Date of birth
3 March 1920
Age
24
Place of birth
Superior, Nuckolls County, Nebraska
Hometown
Los Angeles County, California

Military service

Service number
O-437627
Rank
Lieutenant Colonel
Function
Command Pilot
Unit
863rd Bombardment Squadron,
493rd Bombardment Group, Heavy
Awards
Distinguished Flying Cross with Oak Leaf Cluster,
Air Medal with 3 Oak Leaf Clusters

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
2 October 1944
Place of death
South East of Leipzig, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Ardennes
Plot Row Grave
A 31 6

Immediate family

Members
George R. Whitlock (father)
Benjamin F. Miller (stepfather)
Elizabeth T. (Bickett) Whitlock (mother)
Emilyn J. Whitlock (sister)
Byra L. (Whittlesey) Whitlock (wife)

Plane data

Serial number
44-8246
Data
Type: B-17SH
Destination: Merseburg, Germany
Mission: Strategical
MACR: 10169

More information

Lt Col George B. Whitlock graduated from Boise High School in 1938. He attended the University of Idaho.
He served in the Air Corps in the Middle East and North Africa for one year.

This A/C received a direct flak hit between No.2 engine and fuselage. The left wing was on fire and the fuselage also was on fire from the radio compartment to the tail. The left elevator was shot away. The aircraft peeled off to the left under control, losing altitude slowly. It then went into a steep dive and out of sight. Two crews reported seeing a crew member jump but did not see his chute.

Source of information: Martijn van Haren, Terry Hirsch, Peter Schouteten, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - 1940 Census / WWII Draft Card, www.archives.gov, http://www.facesbeyondthegraves.com/whitlock.html

Photo source: Mireille Goedhart, http://www.facesbeyondthegraves.com/whitlock.html, Boise High School 1938