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MUNROE, George C Jr - Date of
birth
12 January 1922 -
Age
23 - Place of
birth
Paterson, Passaic County, New Jersey -
Hometown
Glen Rock, Bergen County, New Jersey
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
O2073194 -
Rank
Second Lieutenant -
Function
Navigator -
Unit
600th Bombardment Squadron,
398th Bombardment Group, Heavy
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Awards
Purple Heart,
Air Medal
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
8 April 1945 - Place of
death
Near Stindal, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Ardennes
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| D | 35 | 12 |
Immediate family
-
Members
George C. Munroe (father)
Anna L. Munroe (mother)
Plane data
- Serial
number
44-83276 -
Data
Type: B-17G
Destination: Derben, Germany
Mission: Operational Bombing
MACR: 13914
More information
2nd Lt George C. Munroe Jr. graduated from Ridgewood High School in 1939 and from Penn State University in 1943 with a degree in geology.He enlisted in Greensboro, North Carolina on 6 July 1943 and was commissioned at Selma Field in Alabama in January 1945.
A/C 44-83276 was hit by flak between #1 and #2 engine, just after bombs away.
One crew member was able to bail out before the wing fell off and the ship went into a spin. The remaining 9 men, among which 2nd Lt Munroe, were killed when plane crashed.
He was initially buried unidentified with three other crew members in a mass grave in Krusemark, Germany.
Source of information: Luc van der Sterren, Terry Hirsch, www.abmc.gov, www.archives.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.fold3.com – MACR, www.ancestry.com – 1930 Census / U.S., Headstone and Interment Records for U.S. Military Cemeteries on Foreign Soil
Photo source: Peter Schouteten, www.wwiimemorial.com – Edward T. Harley, www.findagrave.com - Chris Stout