Name:
George W., Jr. Shera
Rank:
Second Lieutenant
Serial Number:
O-819189
Unit:
510th Bomber Squadron, 351st Bomb Group, Heavy
Date of Death:
1987-07-25
State:
New York
Cemetery:
Green Mount Cemetery, Dansville, Livingston County, New York
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2nd Lt George W. Shera Jr., pilot of the B-17 42-31560 “Hot Rocks”, took off from station 110 in Polebrook, Northamptonshire, UK on a bombing mission over Ludwigschafen, Germany. Three of their engines failed, causing them to lose altitude. A flak hit on the fuselage prompted the crew to bail out, but it was aborted by the plane’s mid-air explosion, killing three crewmen. Shera landed safely but was later captured and sent to Stalag Luft 1 in Barth-Vogelsang.