World War II Honoree
Killed in World War II
George K. Patten
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Quincy, Maine
Honored By
John Meurs
SERVICE NUMBER: 0-754761. BOMBARDIER WITH THE 491ST BOMB GROUP, 853RD BOMB SQUADRON OF THE 8TH ARMY AIR FORCE, BASED IN ENGLAND. ON SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 1944, HIS BOMBER, THE B-24 (SERIAL # 44-40205, THE MOOSE), ON A MISSION TO THE SYNTHETIC FUEL PLANT IN MISBURG, GERMANY, WAS ATTACKED BY GERMAN FIGHTERS. THE BOMBER EXPLODED AND CRASHED NEAR GEHRDEN, GERMANY. FIVE CREW MEMBERS, INCLUDING THE HONOREE, WERE KILLED DURING THE ATTACK OR IN THE EXPLOSION.