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STALLMAN, George Edward - Date of
birth
23 November 1915 -
Age
27 - Place of
birth
San Francisco, San Francisco County, California -
Hometown
San José, Santa Clara County, California
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
O-437639 -
Rank
First Lieutenant -
Function
Pilot -
Unit
365th Bombardment Squadron,
305th Bombardment Group, Heavy
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Awards
Purple Heart,
Air Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster
Death
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Status
Missing in Action - Date of
death
26 February 1943 - Place of
death
Estuary of Jadebusen, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten - Walls of the Missing
Immediate family
-
Members
George E. Stallman Sr. (father)
Carrie (Bromley) Stallman (mother)
Josephine Stallman (sister)
Plane data
- Serial
number
41-24623 -
Data
Type: B-17F
Destination: Wilhelmshaven, Germany
Mission: Bombing of the U-boat yards
MACR: 16054
More information
George E. Stallman attended collge and was an actor.He joined the Air Corps of the Regular Army at Moffet Field, California on 14 July 1941.
The airplane was hit by flak and ditched in the estuary of Jadebusen, Germany.
Five crew members survived and were taken prisoner, five men were killed.
Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.fold3.com, www.ancestry.com 1930 Census
Photo source: Peter Schouteten, Jeannett Stofregen