Munroe George Cotton, Jr.

Name:

George Cotton, Jr. Munroe

Rank:

Second Lieutenant

Serial Number:

O-2073194

Unit:

600th Bomber Squadron, 398th Bomber Group, Heavy

Date of Death:

1945-04-08

State:

New Jersey

Cemetery:

Ardennes American Cemetery and Memorial, Neuville-en-Condroz, Arrondissement de Ličge, Ličge, Belgium

Plot:

D

Row:

35

Grave:

12

Decoration:

Air Medal, Purple Heart

Comments:

George Cotton Munroe Jr. was born on January 12, 1922, in Paterson, Passaic County, New Jersey. He was the son of George Cotton Munroe and Anna H. Harley Munroe. He enlisted in the service on July 6, 1943. He served in the 600th Bomber Squadron, 398th Bomb Group, Heavy, as a Second Lieutenant and Navigator of B-17 #44-83276 during World War II.

On April 8, 1945, during a bombing mission targeting Derben, Germany, B-17 #44-83276 was struck by anti-aircraft flak. The explosions damaged engines #1 and #2, and the fuselage broke in half. The aircraft crashed near Krusemark, close to Plauen, Germany. Tragically, nine of the crew members were killed in action and only one survived.

2Lt Munroe was Killed in Action and is now buried in the Ardennes American Cemetery and Memorial Neuville-en-Condroz, Arrondissement de Ličge, Ličge, Belgium. George C. Munroe's name is inscribed on the Anstey Window Memorial in Panel 2 (center), on Butterfly 12, in the top right wing (section B).

Source of information: www.americanairmuseum.com, www.398th.org