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STOKES, George John - Date of
birth
2 April 1918 -
Age
27 - Place of
birth
New York, New York County, New York -
Hometown
Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
O-715055 -
Rank
First Lieutenant -
Function
Pilot -
Unit
514th Fighter Squadron,
406th Fighter Group
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Awards
Air Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster
Death
-
Status
Missing in Action - Date of
death
3 January 1946 - Place of
death
North Sea, 12 miles northwest of Nordholz near Cuxhafen, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten - Walls of the Missing
Immediate family
-
Members
George J. Stokes (father)
Mary A. Stokes (mother)
F. Glenn Stokes (brother)
Plane data
- Serial
number
44-33155 -
Data
Type: P-47D
Nickname: Jule
More information
1st Lt George J. Stokes worked for the Kroehler furniture Manufacturing Co. before he enlisted on 25 November 1942 in Glendale, California.He crashed during a training flight on 20 April 1945. He was officially declared dead on 3 Jnauary 1946.
He had not used his parachute and his body was never recovered.
On one photo, he poses as a young boy with his brother Glenn.
Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Terry Hirsch, WWII Draft Cards
Photo source: Govert Heinz, Susan S. Littlefield