World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
George K. Voseipka
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
North Platte, Nebraska
Honored By
John Meurs
SERVICE NUMBER 02056649. NAVIGATOR WITH THE 491ST BOMB GROUP, 853RD BOMB SQUADRON OF THE 8TH U.S. ARMY AIR FORCES BASED IN ENGLAND. ON SUNDAY NOVEMBER 26, 1944 HIS B-24 BOMBER, SERIAL NUMBER 44-10534, WHILE ON A MISSION TO THE SYNTHETIC FUEL PLANT IN MISBURG, GERMANY WAS ATTACKED BY GERMAN FIGHTERS JUST AFTER BOMBING. THE BOMBER CRASHED NEAR RIESTE, GERMANY. EIGHT CREW MEMBERS, AMONG THEM THE HONOREE, SAVED THEMSELVES BY PARACHUTE AND WERE TAKEN PRISONER.