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S/Sgt George M. Theobald joined the Regular Army in Salt Lake City, Utah on 3 September 1940.

Sgt Edgar R. Lamb:
"I was flying as tail gunner in Lt Schiappacasse's plane #33, flying dog 2,3 and #48 was flying Fox 13. At the IP, the enemy fighters, six planes, of ME 410 or 210, made the attack on the Fox element. I first saw that #48’s #3 engine started smoking very badly, and after the second pass by the E/A’s, he fell out of formation at 2 o’clock and under fair control. At that time, he was about 2,000 feet below us and 800 yards to our right. Then two men bailed out of the rear escape hatch. One man had apparently pulled his cord in the plane as he was holding the open chute in his arms as he jumped. When I lost track of him, shortly after that time, both chutes had blossomed, and the plane had straightened out under good control."

1st Lt Alfred H. Walker:
"He was still in the airplane when it crashed on the ground."

He is remembered at the Hinckley City Cemetery in Hinckley, Millard County, Utah.