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Ward George A.

Name:
George A. Ward
Rank:
Second Lieutenant
Serial Number:
O-688567
Unit:
375th Bomber Squadron, 308th Bomber Group, Heavy
Date of Death:
1944-08-31
State:
New Jersey
Cemetery:
Manila American Cemetery, Taguig, Philippines
Plot:
Walls of the Missing
Row:
Grave:
Decoration:
Air Medal, Purple Heart
Comments:

George A. Ward was born on March 27, 1918. He resided in New Jersey prior to the war. He served as a Second Lieutenant and Bombardier on B-24J #44-40831, 375th Bomber Squadron, 308th Bomber Group, Heavy, U.S. Army Air Force during World War II.

George was declared "Missing In Action" on August 8, 1931 when his B-24, being badly damaged and returning from a mission to bomb enemy ships in Takao Harbor off Takao (Kaohsiung) on Formosa (Taiwan), crashed into Mount Arisan in China during the war. Having actually gone "Missing" on the above date, which is the actual date of his death, he was not officially declared by the military as being dead until March 20, 1946 which is shown on his headstone. His name is commemorated on the Walls of the Missing, Manila American Cemetery, Taguig City, Philippines. A "Rosette" was placed in front of his name on the tablets at Manila to signify his remains were recovered.

George's remains were recovered in the late 1990's in China and he was interred with his crew here at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia on August 21, 2000. He was one of over 2000 Americans who lost their lives defending China from their Japanese invaders from 1941-1945. He is also commemorated on the The Monument to the Aviation Martyrs in the War of Resistance Against Japan in Nanjing, China.

Source of information: www.findagrave.com, www.abmc.gov