Name:
George Whiston Rarey
Rank:
Captain
Serial Number:
O-793536
Unit:
379th Fighter Squadron, 362nd Fighter Group
Date of Death:
1944-06-27
State:
New York
Cemetery:
Normandy American Cemetery, France
Plot:
F
Row:
14
Grave:
25
Decoration:
Distinguished Flying Cross, Air Medal with 8 OLC
Comments:
Captain George Rarery took off from station 412 Headcorn (UK) in his P-47 Thunderbolt 42-25518 for an armed reconnaissance mission on Granville. He was shot down at 1700 by flak, which caused him to explode upon crashing to the ground.
He also has a cenotaph located in Enid Cemetery, Enid, Garfield County, Oklahoma.