McGovern, George Stanley, 1st Lt

Deceased

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Service Details

Last Rank
First Lieutenant

Last Primary AFSC/MOS
AAF MOS 1092-Pilot, B-24

Last AFSC Group
Pilot (Officer)

Primary Unit
1944-1945, AAF MOS 1092, 455th Bombardment Group, Heavy

Service Years
1943 - 1945

Last Photo

Personal Details

Home State

South Dakota

Year of Birth
1922

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Contact Info

Home Town Avon & Mitchell, South Dakota	Last Address Sioux Falls, South Dakota
Date of Passing Oct 21, 2012
Location of Interment Rock Creek Cemetery - Washington DC, District Of Columbia	Wall/Plot Coordinates Section O, Lot 449

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Military Associations and Other Affiliations


	2016, Air Force Memorial (AFM) - Assoc. Page
	2016, Celebrities Who Served - Assoc. Page

Additional Information

Last Known Activity:

He flew 35 B-24 combat missions from Italy. Included in them were several feats of great piloting. He later became a senator and presidential candidate.

Sources:
Book: "The Wild Blue", Stephen Ambrose, Simon & Schuster, 2001.
http://airportjournals.com/the-outspoken-american-aviator-senator-and-humanitarian-george-mcgovern/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_McGovern
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=99300470
https://www.americanairmuseum.com/person/244325

1944-1945, AAF MOS 1092, 455th Bombardment Group, Heavy

From Month/Year September / 1944	To Month/Year July / 1945
Unit 455th Bombardment Group, Heavy Unit Page
Rank First Lieutenant	AFSC/MOS AAF MOS 1092-Pilot, B-24
Base, Station or City San Giovanni Airfield, Cerignola	State/Country Italy

Patch	455th Bombardment Group, Heavy Details

	Type Bomber
	Parent Unit Bombardment Units	Strength Group
	Created/Owned By 552 Burke, Stephen (Stoney), Sgt 213

Last Updated: Dec 10, 2019

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14 Members Also There at Same Time

455th Bombardment Group, Heavy

Feuerriegel, Karl Theodore, Col, (1942-1974)	A23	AAF MOS 1092	First Lieutenant
Robinson, Jimmy Priestly, Capt, (1943-1952)	A08	AAF MOS 1035	First Lieutenant
Brindley, Kenyon Penn, 2nd Lt, (1940-1944)	A08	AAF MOS 1030	Second Lieutenant
Marsh, Robert, 2nd Lt, (1942-1944)	A08	AAF MOS 1034	Second Lieutenant
Chaplin, James B., FltOff, (1944-1944)	A08	AAF MOS 1035	Flight Officer
Pritchard, Edward J., TSgt, (1940-1944)	A07	AAF MOS 757	Technical Sergeant
Jones, Sanford L, SSgt, (1943-1945)	00		Staff Sergeant
Gemmill, William B., Lt Col, (1941-1972)			[Other Service Rank]
Danko, John Frank, MSgt, (1941-1945)			Master Sergeant
Epperly, George, SSgt, (1942-1944)			Staff Sergeant
Backstrom, Ben Lund, SSgt, (1942-1944)			Staff Sergeant
Holtman (Keen), Weston Kay, SSgt, (1942-1944)			Staff Sergeant
Ussery, Vern H., SSgt, (1943-1945)			Staff Sergeant
Lewis, Ernest Parker, Sgt, (1942-1944)			Sergeant