Dykstra George E.

Monuments

The Monument to the Aviation Martyrs in the War of Resistance Against Japan

Name:

George E. Dykstra

Rank:

First Lieutenant

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Unit:

11th Bomber Squadron, 341st Bomber Group, Medium

Date of Death:

1944-01-10

State:

Michigan

Cemetery:

Marietta National Cemetery, Georgia

Plot:

Section Q

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Comments:

George E. Dykstra was born on October 30, 1919 in Michigan. George served as a First Lieutenant on B-25D #41-30555, 11th Bomber Squadron, 341st Bomber Group, U.S. Army Air Force during World War II. George was "Killed In Action" when his B-25, which he was a Navigator, crashed in China during the war. He was originally interred in Mausoleum #2 Shanghai Cemetery, China and was later repatriated in the Marietta National Cemetery, Marietta, Cobb County, Georgia, USA on September 14, 1949 in a common grave with SSGT Walter J. Schexnayder, Jr. George was one of over 2000 Americans who lost their lives defending China from their Japanese invaders from 1941-1945. He is commemorated on the The Monument to the Aviation Martyrs in the War of Resistance Against Japan in Nanjing, China.