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George Everet ERLEWINE
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Source : Andy (Ellen Marchese) | |||||||
| NUMBER OF SERVICE | O-691390 | ||||||
| AGE | 28 yo | ||||||
| DATE OF BIRTH |
12 September 1915 WEST VIRGINIA | ||||||
| ENLISTMENT STATE | MICHIGAN | ||||||
| FAMILY |
Parents : Roy Vance ERLEWINE Brother : Warren | ||||||
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| FONCTION | Co Pilot | ||||||
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| SQUADRON | 736th Bomber Squadron | ||||||
| GROUP | 454th Bomber Group, Heavy | ||||||
| ARMY | 15th US Air Force | ||||||
| DATE OF DEATH | 27 May 1944 |
Source : Andy | |||||
| STATUS | MIA | ||||||
| PLACE OF DEATH | Fallen at sea - Agay harbor (pass) | ||||||
| PLAN DE VOL / FLIGHT PLAN |
B-24 Liberator - type G-10-NT - s/n 42-78213 "Miss I Hope"
Macr : 5412 Mission: Montpellier (34): bombing airfield. Excavations carried out by the team of Philippe Castellano Shot by the flak - 09h20 Partially evacuated aircraft | ||||||
| CEMETERY | RHONE AMERICAN CEMETERY and MEMORIAL of Draguignan | ||||||
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Source : Cathy Stratz |
George Everett Erlewine was born on September 12, 1914, in West Virginia. He was the son of Roy Vance Erlewine. George served in the 736th Bomber Squadron, 454th Bomber Group, Heavy, as a Second Lieutenant and Co-Pilot on the B-24 Liberator #42-78213 "Miss I Hope" during World War II. On May 27, 1944, his crew took off from its base in Italy to bomb the Montpellier airfield. Their aircraft was hit by flak at Cap Roux. The B24 plunged into the sea, four airmen parachuted out (taken prisoner), another parachuted out and flared (Robert Roiyer KIA), and the other five crashed with the plane into the sea in the Agay harbor channel, 4 of whom are on the MIA list at the Rhone American Cemetery and Memorial, France. The wreck was discovered by chance at the end of August 1984 at a depth of 42 meters. Note: Other sources show his name as George Everest. | ||||||
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Source : Andy |
Source : Fold3 | ||||||
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B-24 Liberator - type G-10-NT - s/n 42-78213"Miss I Hope"
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| 1Lt | Robert V | BATZ | Pilote | Décédé | MIA - Tablets Cim Am Rhône Draguignan (83) | O-680155 - AM+2 - Lancaster, California |
| 2Lt | George Everest ERLEWINE | CoPilote | Décédé | MIA - Tablets Cim Am Rhône Draguignan (83) | O-691390 - AM+1 - Kalamasoo, Michigan | |
| 2Lt | Robert Thomas | BRAGG | Navigateur | Décédé | Crown Hill Cem. Ruthven, Palo Alto Co, Iowa | O-747971 - Fils de Alvin Lorenzo et Erma Pearl (Townsend) Bragg - Ruthven, Iowa |
| 2Lt | James H Jr | LOGAN | Bombardier | Prisonnier | O-689476 - Dallas, Texas - Camp inconnu | |
| Sgt | Eugene J | VODOPIA | Radio | Prisonnier | 20284029 - Hobeken, New Jersey - Brûlé au visage et aux mains - Stalag Luft 4 Gross-Tychow | |
| Sgt | Albert G | LITTLE | Mitrailleur | Prisonnier | 12200348 - Buffalo, New York - Stalag Luft III Sagan-Silesia | |
| S/Sgt | Robert F | ROIYER | Mitrailleur | Décédé | Nondaga Cem. Bath, New York | 32734233 - 23 ans - Né le 20/06/1921 - Fils de Claude et Edith Roiyer, Bath, New York - Parachute non ouvert |
| T/Sgt | Ward O | BOWMAN | Mitrailleur | Décédé | MIA - Tablets Cim Am Rhône Draguignan (83) | 35034928 - AM+2/PH - Chillicothe, Ohio |
| S/Sgt | William John | RAMSEY | Mitrailleur | Décédé | MIA | 32710427 - New York, New York |
| Sgt | Clyde K | PETERS | Mitrailleur | Prisonnier | 39692528 - Santa Paula, California - Stalag Luft 4 Gross-Tychow | |
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| SOURCE INFORMATION & SOURCE PHOTO | Francecrashes39-45.net - Findagrave.com - Abmc.gov - Uswarmemorials.org |
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