Burges, George Detwiler, 1917-1944.
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Burges, George Detwiler, 1917-1944.
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George Detwiler Burges graduated from the College of Charleston in 1938 and was an avid athlete who excelled in basketball and swimming. He was a veteran of the first American bombings of the European continent. After a year of action and 51 bombing missions, he returned to the United States and spent about ten months training pilots. Later, he formed a bombing squadron of 12 Flying Fortresses. He was sent back to England and took part in the first United States and Royal Air Force bombing raids of France. He was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross, the Army Air Medal, and the Purple Heart. He was killed in action over Manfredonia, Italy, when his plane collided with another B-17 aircraft.
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B-17 bomber
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World War, 1939-1945
World War, 1939-1945
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