Name:
George Blaine, Jr. Doyle
Rank:
Technical Sergeant
Serial Number:
18079857
Unit:
561st Bomber Squadron, 388th Bomber Group, Heavy
Date of Death:
1943-12-20
State:
Texas
Cemetery:
Cambridge American Cemetery, United Kingdom
Plot:
Tablets of the Missing
Row:
Grave:
Decoration:
Air Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster, Purple Heart
Comments:
George Blaine Doyle, Jr. was born on May 10, 1922. He enlisted in the Army on April 7, 1942 in Dallas, Texas. He served in the 561st Bomber Squadron, 388th Bomber Group, Heavy as a Technical Sergeant and Radio Operator of #42-31084 aircraft during World War II. George was declared "Missing in Action" on December 20, 1943 in Germany at the age of 21 and is commemorated on the Tablets of the Missing, Cambridge American Cemetery, Cambridge, United Kingdom. He also has a cenotaph located in Greenwood Memorial Park and Mausoleum, Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Texas. He was one of the many brave Americans of the 388th Bomber Group who lost their lives in aerial operations against the German forces from June 1943 - August 1945.