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YEAGER, George Hally Jr - Date of
birth
1923 -
Age
unknown - Place of
birth
Roanoke, Virginia -
Hometown
Roanoke, Virginia
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
13062756 -
Rank
Staff Sergeant -
Function
Toggler -
Unit
547th Bombardment Squadron,
384th Bombardment Group, Heavy
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Awards
Purple Heart,
Air Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
16 July 1944 - Place of
death
South of Munich, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Ardennes
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| A | 33 | 28 |
Immediate family
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Members
George H. Yeager (father)
Helen F. (Councell) Yeager (mother)
Catherine Yeager (sister)
Richard Yeager (brother)
Plane data
- Serial
number
42-107064 -
Data
Type: B-17G
Destination: Munich, Germany
Nickname: Miss Fitt
Mission: Bombing of the Aero aircraft engine factory
MACR: 7553
More information
S/Sgt George H. Yeager, Jr., attended Notre Dame University for one year as part of the Class of 1945.He joined the Air Corps of the U.S. Army Reserve in Roanoke, Virginia on 22 June 1942.
S/Sgt Yeager had previously been a crew member on board B-17 #42-97081 that had ditched in the North Sea on 8 May 1944. He was one of the survivors who were rescued. He had already flown two missions and flew another fourteen after this incident.
The entire nose section of the plane was blown off by a direct flak hit. It is supposed that Sgt Yeager was blown out of the airplane.
Five crew members were taken prisoner and four men were killed.
S/Sgt Yeager was initially buried at the prisoner cemetery of Fürstenfeldbruck on 18 July 1944.
Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.fold3.com
Photo source: Peter Schouteten