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Seeds Andrew George

Name:
Andrew George Seeds
Rank:
Second Lieutenant
Serial Number:
O-700553
Unit:
703rd Bomber Squadron, 445th Bomb Group (H)
Date of Death:
1944-09-27
State:
New Jersey
Cemetery:
Greenwood Cemetery, Hamilton, Mercer County, New Jersey, USA
Plot:
Row:
Grave:
Decoration:
Air Medal, Purple Heart
Comments:

Andrew George Seeds was born on May 2, 1918, in the Bronx, New York. He was the son of Charles W. Seeds. He had been employed by Swift & Company of Trenton before entering military service. He served in the 703rd Bomber Squadron, 445th Bomber Group, Heavy, as a Second Lieutenant and Pilot of B-24 #42-110073 during World War II.

On September 27, 1944, B-24J Liberator serial number 42-110073 was lost during a combat mission over Germany while serving with the U.S. Eighth Air Force in the European Theater of Operations. The aircraft was part of the American strategic bombing campaign targeting German industrial and military objectives when it encountered heavy enemy opposition, including fighter interception and anti-aircraft fire. During the intense aerial battle, the bomber was shot down and crashed in enemy-held territory, and its loss was officially documented in a U.S. Army Air Forces Missing Air Crew Report. The destruction of the aircraft occurred during one of the most dangerous phases of the air war over Germany, when American bomber formations regularly suffered severe losses while penetrating heavily defended airspace.

2Lt Seeds was Killed in Action and is now buried in the Greenwood Cemetery, Hamilton, Mercer County, New Jersey, USA.

Source of information: www.findagrave.com, www.445bg.org