Rank and Name, Second Lieutenant George Eldon Archer.
Unit/Placed in, 403rd Bomber Squadron, 43rd Bomber Group, Heavy.
George is born approx. on Aug. 7, 1920, in Oklahoma.
Parents and Siblings, No Record Available.
Spouse, Charlotte (White) Archer.
George enlisted the service in Oklahoma with service number # 0-685343.
George ‘s Crew-members and their position on-board the plane a B-24 were,
2nd Lt. Raymond A. Cooley Pilot
2nd Lt. Dudley R. Ives Co-Pilot
2nd Lt George E. Archer Navigator
2nd Lt Donald F. Grady Bombardier
T/Sgt. Richard R. Sargent Engineer
S/Sgt. Norman L. Nell Asst. Engineer
T/Sgt. Steve Zayac Radio Operator
S/Sgt. Thomas G. Knight Asst. Radio Operator
S/Sgt. Blair W. Smith Gunner
S/Sgt. Joseph M. King Tail Gunner
George was KIA when he was ordered to go back to the point of Departure, but never arrived on April 16, 1944, he is honored with a Purple Heart, Air Medal, Good Conduct Medal, American Campaign Medal, Army Presidential Unit Citation, Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal, WW II Victory Medal.
George was buried/mentioned at Manila American Cemetery and Memorial Manila, Metro Manila, National Capital Region, Philippines.
Walls of the missing.
His remains are Recovered so he is buried now at Arlington National Cemetery Arlington, Arlington County, Virginia, USA.
He also has a Memorial Grave at Euchee Valley Memorial Park, Cushing, Payne County, Oklahoma, USA.
Thanks to, http://www.historyofwar.org/air/units/USAAF/43rd_Bombardment_Group.html
https://www.pacificwrecks.com/aircraft/b-24/42-72946.html
http://www.kensmen.com/db/index.html
https://www.wwiimemorial.com/Registry/plaque.aspx?honoreeID=2072334
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/17306751/george-eldon-archer
Jean Louis Vijgen, WW2-Pacific Website.
Air Force Info, Rolland Swank.
ABMC Website, https://abmc.gov
Navy Info, http://navylog.navymemorial.org
POW Info, http://www.mansell.com Dwight Rider and Wes injerd.
Family Info, https://www.familysearch.org
Marines Info, https://missingmarines.com/ Geoffrey Roecker
Info, https://www.pacificwrecks.com/
Medals Info, https://www.honorstates.org
Philippine Info, http://www.philippine-scouts.org/
Find a Grave, https://www.findagrave.com
2LT Archer’s remains were recovered and interred at a private cemetery in the U.S. His name is permanently inscribed on the Tablets of the Missing at the Manila American Cemetery and Memorial.
When an individual’s remains have been accounted for by the U.S. Department of Defense, a rosette is placed next to the name on the Wall/Tablet/Court of the Missing to mark that the person now rests in a known gravesite.
