Name:
George R. Mellott
Rank:
Staff Sergeant
Serial Number:
33733002
Unit:
707th Bomber Squadron, 446th Bomb Group
Date of Death:
1944-09-10
State:
Maryland
Cemetery:
Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Arlington County, Virginia, USA
Plot:
34
Row:
Grave:
4788-89
Decoration:
Purple Heart
Comments:
SSgt George R. “Jiggs” Mellott, nose gunner of the B-24 42-95390 “Rough Buddy”, was on a bombing mission over Heilbronn when it was hit by flak at 1038, eventually exploding the plane with its cargo of incendiary bombs. Only the belly gunner survived to be later captured.