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WEBB, George E - Date of
birth
1923 -
Age
unknown - Place of
birth
Colorado -
Hometown
Vacaville, Solano County, California
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
O-773024 -
Rank
Second Lieutenant -
Function
Bombardier -
Unit
721st Bombardment Squadron,
450th Bombardment Group, Heavy
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Awards
Purple Heart,
Air Medal
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
17 October 1944 - Place of
death
Leopoldsdorf, Austria
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| D | 25 | 37 |
Immediate family
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Members
Arthur H. Webb (father)
Nina F. (Scott) Webb (mother)
David R. Webb (brother)
Plane data
- Serial
number
42-51566 -
Data
Type: B-24J
Destination: Vienna, Austria
Mission: Bombing of the industrial area
MACR: 9215
More information
1st Lt Randall M. Pillsbury:“Over the target, there was intense and accurate flak. When I first noticed aircraft #566, it was flying out to the left of the formation. It received a direct hit in the right wing, went into a loop and fell out into a spin. Five men were seen to bail out but I saw only four chutes open. The fifth was probably a delayed jump. When I last saw the ship, it was still in a spin.”
S/Sgt Richard L. Conkle:
“2nd Lt Webb was in the nose when we went over the target. He probably didn’t have the escape hatch open and when we went into the spin he was pinned and couldn’t get it open to bail out.”
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / 1940 Census, www.fold3.com, www.findagrave.com – Russ Pickett, http://aircrewremembered.com/USAAFCombatOperations/Oct.44.html
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