Crew Roster · Personal File
George W. Loutsch
Navigator · 409th Squadron
From the 2nd Air Division Association Yearbook
Flew 29 combat missions with 93rd Bomb Group from Hardwick, England. Most memorable mission was serving as lead navigator on the Rhine Crossing supply mission with Col. Brown as command pilot.
Completed Tour
Sortie Log
6 CATALOGUED SORTIES
12 SEP 1944 — 15 APR 1945
12 SEP 1944 — 15 APR 1945
The sorties below are those we have been able to document for this airman, drawn from flight logs, mission records, and archival sources. It is not necessarily a complete account of every mission flown; gaps may reflect missing documentation, transferred assignments, or records lost to time.
8AF Mission
Date
Target
Aircraft
№ 626
12 SEP 1944
HemmingstedtO/R
Lead aircraft (circle-1 marker on Pilot)
XX-XX127
№ 760
24 DEC 1944
Ahrweiller??
1-1 Hi-right; 409th Bomb Sq
Joker II42-51523
№ 761
25 DEC 1944
HallschlagC/C
Lead 2nd Sq
Lily Ann42-51465
№ 781
05 JAN 1945
Target unrecorded
Hi Right 1-2
Lily Ann42-51465
№ 911
24 MAR 1945
American Assault Area??
XX-XX508
№ 951
15 APR 1945
Target unrecorded
Wing Leader
Jersey Bounce42-40609
§ Personal Record
Before the War
Born Feb. 22, 1917 in St. Paul, MN. Joined U.S. Army in 1942; transferred to Air Corps Cadet Program in 1943. Graduated from Pan American School of Navigation, University of Miami, April 22, 1944; commissioned second lieutenant.