World War II Honoree

George Allen Windisch

Branch of Service

U.S. Army Air Force

Hometown

Bellview Community, Kansas

Honored By

Missouri DAV Chapter 67 Chaplain

SERVED AS A B-17 WAIST GUNNER IN THE 'BLOODY' 100TH BOMB GROUP. ON HIS FINAL MISSION ON FEBRUARY 3, 1945, HIS B-17 WAS SHOT DOWN WHILE SERVING AS THE LEAD BOMBER FOR A RAID ON BERLIN. AFTER BAILING OUT, HE LANDED BEHIND RUSSIAN LINES AND NARROWLY AVOIDED BEING SHOT BY THE SOVIET TROOPS. AWARDED VARIOUS MILITARY HONORS.