George R. Krueger

World War II
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Fallen

County:
Richland

Date of Loss:

Branch of Service:
Army

Rank:
Staff Sergeant

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent:
Man-O-War

Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:
323rd Squadron

Regiment / Group / Brigade:
91st Bomb Group (Heavy)

Listed on/in the:
Register of North Dakota Veterans World War II 1941-1945 and Korean Conflict 1950-1953, published 1968

Major Battle/Theatre:
European African Middle Eastern Theater

Circumstances:

After a bombing raid on the Messerschmitt factory in Kassel (Germany) the crew tried to get back to their base in England. But at 11:00 their B17 of the 91 Bomb Group American Air Force with the name 'Man-O-War', was shot down by German fighter planes. The plane crashed in Opijnen, eight of the ten crew members died on impact. These eight men are interred in this cemetery.

Biography:

born Great Bend, ND 6 Jun 18; resident Richland County, ND; entered AUS Ft Snelling, Minn 10 Sep 42; served European African Middle Eastern Theater; KIA 30 Jul 43 Netherlands; buried in Opisien, The Netherlands, Holland