S/Sgt
George
Edward
Avon
Born in Cicero, Onondaga, New York, United States
Ancestors 
[spouse(s) unknown]
[children unknown]
Died
at age 20
in Japan
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Biography
Staff Sergeant George Avon served in the United States Army Air Forces in World War II
Service started: 21 April 1942
Unit(s): 497th Bombardment Group
Service ended: 9 January 1945
Service started: 21 April 1942
Unit(s): 497th Bombardment Group
Service ended: 9 January 1945
Staff Sergeant George Avon was Killed in Action during World War II.
George was born in 1924.[1] He was the son of Albert Avon and Edith Lesperance.[2]
George enlisted in the U.S. Army on 21 April 1943[3] and served in the 21st Bomber Command, 73rd Bomb Wing, 497th Bombardment Group, 869th Bombardment Squadron as a Radioman on a B-29 Superfortress named Waddy's Wagon. The crew was one of the first B-29 units to bomb Tokyo during World War II.
On 9 January 1945, Waddy's Wagon was returning from a bombing mission when the crew spotted a B-29 with severe damage. They attempted to protect the plane from further attacks but both aircraft were attacked and collided with each other killing all aboard.[1][4]
Sources
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Find A Grave: Memorial #56114384
- ↑ "New York State Census, 1925," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KSWK-KSQ : 8 November 2014), George E Avon, Cicero, A.D. 01, E.D. 03, Onondaga, New York, United States; records extracted by Ancestry and images digitized by FamilySearch; citing p. 10, line 05, New York State Archives, Albany.
- ↑ "United States World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K8R5-471 : 5 December 2014), George E Avon, enlisted 21 Apr 1943, Binghamton, New York, United States; citing "Electronic Army Serial Number Merged File, ca. 1938-1946," database, The National Archives: Access to Archival Databases (AAD) (http://aad.archives.gov : National Archives and Records Administration, 2002); NARA NAID 1263923, National Archives at College Park, Maryland.
- ↑ Wikipedia: Waddy Young
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