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Personal info

Full name
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

Military service

Service number
O-715055
Rank
First Lieutenant
Function
Pilot
Unit
514th Fighter Squadron,
406th Fighter Group
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

More information

1st Lt George J. Stokes crashed during a training flight.

He had not used his parachute and his body was never recovered.

Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Terry Hirsch, WWII Draft Cards

Photo source: Govert Heinz, SBTS skidding