Personal File · AirmanKilled in Action
George E. Sloan.
Nose Gunner · Of Pritchett, CO.
The man.
§ Biography
Sgt. George E. Sloan served as nose gunner aboard B-24J 42-73495 on the 8 April 1944 mission to Brunswick, Germany. He was killed in action when the aircraft was shot down over the Island of Schokland in the Ijsselmeer.
A Dutch casualty report records Sloan as killed in action and interred at the cemetery of Vollenhove, Overijssel, on 14 April 1944 (Grave No. 610). His next of kin was his father, Mr. George Sloan, of Pritchett, Colorado. His serial number appears as 37343040 on the MACR and as 39,343,040 in German records.
Service record.
§ As Catalogued
Rank
Sergeant
Position
Nose Gunner
Serial Number
37343040
Hometown
Pritchett, CO
Missions flown.
1 catalogued · newest first
№
Date
Target
Aircraft
№ 291
08 Apr 1944
Brunswick, Germany
“Old Hickory”
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Interment.
§ At Rest
Cemetery
Vollenhove Cemetery
Location
Vollenhove, Overijssel, Netherlands