Name:
George Kooker Villinger
Rank:
First Lieutenant
Serial Number:
O-2044899
Unit:
336th Fighter Squadron, 4th Fighter Group
Date of Death:
1944-03-02
State:
New Jersey
Cemetery:
Netherlands American Cemetery, Netherlands
Plot:
H
Row:
17
Grave:
19
Decoration:
Distinguished Flying Cross, Air Medal with 3 Oak Leaf Clusters, Purple Hear
Comments:
George Kooker Villinger was born on 18 August 1918 in Palmyra, New Jersey. He was the son of John Anthony Villinger and Mary Viola Kooker -Villinger Heeter. He has joined the 336th Fighter Squadron as a replacement pilot in August 1943.
George was the first 4th Fighter Group pilot to be killed in action flying a Mustang on 2 March 1944. He was shot down by Fw190's in P-51B 43-6985 near the German town of Linburg during a Target Withdrawal Support mission to Frankfurt.
1Lt Villinger is now buried in the Netherlands American Cemetery, Margraten, Netherlands.
Source of information: www.findagrave.com, www.abmc.gov, www.americanairmuseum.com