Serviceman

George W. Kryloff, Jr

817th

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Army serial number: 39279244
Rank: s/Sgt (16 July 1944), S/Sgt (20 July 1944), Sgt. (30 July 1944)
Hometown: Huntington Park, CA
In the book: Heroes of the 483rd, p. 168, 191
Sources: heroes-book, macr-crew, morning-report

Flags. another record shares the name Kryloff, George W. (units HQ, 817th, serials None, 39279244); may be the same man

Crews

William Brice Nivins Crew · 817th
Charles E. Rarey Crew · 817th

Missions placed on him

mission 51, 18 July 1944 · Memmingen · Listed with the Charles E. Rarey crew, which flew it per its history (p. 191); whether he was aboard that day is not recorded
mission 59, 30 July 1944 · Budapest, Tököl · Aboard, per the Missing Air Crew Report

A report lists him aboard, or his crew's history in Heroes of the 483rd dates the mission; the book is cited by page and not reproduced. The rest of his squadron's missions in his window are not placed on him by any document.

Aboard a lost aircraft

MACR 7105 · 44-6201 Pappy Yokum · 30 July 1944 · mission 59, 30 July 1944

Morning reports

2 entries, first 16 July 1944, last 20 July 1944; grades seen: S/Sgt, s/Sgt. The clerk's sentence is quoted as the machine read it from microfilm: "fr dy to DS" is from duty to detached service, "sk in hosp" sick in hospital, "asgd & jd" assigned and joined.

1944-07-16 817th: Tab fr duty to DS Rest Camp Rome OFFICER FLD 08 CAPT
1944-07-20 817th: fr DS Rest Camp Rome to duty OFFICER FLD 0 & CAPT

National Archives pages: roll 481431546 p. 804, roll 481431546 p. 812

Statements, mentions and histories

Eyewitness statement, page 3 · 30 July 1944

CONFIDENTIAL
6. Asst angineer George W. Jr. s/Sgt. 39279244 Mrs. G. A. Kryloff
(mother) 2521 E. 53rd St.,
Huntington Park, Calif.
7. Radio Operator/v Larkin, Jchn J. Jr. fall s/Sgt. 31240673 Mary Larkin (mother) RTD
70 Flash Road, Nahant, Mass.
3.
Asst Rad. Opr NY Wecchiola, John D. pow Sgt. 11115388 Arsena Vecchiola (mother)
32 Bradford St., Quincy,
Mass.
9.
Armorer Gunner/* N/A Maher, John T. Jr. kio S/Sgt. 32718587 Mrs. Agnes Maher (mother
526 E. 82nd St. N. Y., N.Y.
10. Asst Arm Gun. Stanley kia s/Sgt. 12158608 Mrs. Irving Lischitz
(mother) 1081 Park Place,
Brooklyn, New York.
11.
IDENTIFY BELOW THOSE PARSONS WHO ARE BELIEVED TO HAVE LAST KNO.LEDGE OF AIRCRAFT AND
CHECK APPROFRIATE tonly one) COLUMN TO INDICATE BASIS FOR SAME:
1. Harry C. Crumley s/Sgt. 33265859
Crash
2. Allger G. Jackson I/Sgt. 11043656
Crash
12.
IF PERSONNEL ARE BELIEVED TO HAVE SURVIVED, CHECK ONE OF' THE FOLLOWING: ( ) Para-
chutes were used ( ) Persons seen walking away from scene of crash ( ) Any other
reason (specify) One chute seen at 10,000 feet. Surrounding circunstances not reason-
ably conclusive of casualty Datus
13.
ATTACH, AS INCLOSURE TO THIS REFORT, EITHER AERIAL PHOTOGRAPH, MAP, CHART, OR
SKETCH, SHOWING APPROXINATE LOCATION WHERE AIRCRAFT WAS LAST SEEN. Attached.
ill.
ATTACH, AS INCLOSURES TO THIS REPORT, EYEWITNESS DESCRIPTIONS OF CRASH, FORCED
LANDING, OR OTHER CIRCUMSTANCES PERTAINING TO MISSING AIRCRAFT. Attached.
15. ATTACH, AS AN INCLOSURE TO THIS REPORT, A DESCRIPTION OF THE EXTENT OF SEARCH, IF ANY.
None. Crew MIA in enemy occupied territory
Date of this Report: 1 August 194.4.
3 Incls:
W. I. LINN,
Incl 1- Overlay
Major, Air Corps,
Incl 2-Statement S/Sgt. Crumley
Operations Officer.
Incl,3-Statement I/Sgt. Jackson

National Archives, MACR 7105, page 3 · Machine-read from microfilm, uncorrected.

Casualty questionnaire, page 20 · 30 July 1944

INDIVIDUAL CASUALTY QUESTIONNAIRE
7105
Name of orew member : KRYLOFF, George W. Jr.
Rank:
s.Sgt.
Serial number:
39279244
Position:
255+ Amoret
Did he bail out? NO
Where?
If not, why not? He in
was tishted the ship by that
Last contact or conversation just prior to or at time of loss of plane:
Was he injured? Yes .
hipshity
Where was he when last Ceen? Laying in the waist of the Ship,beside
Developolate
information:
Kryhoff was Lay ins in the waist with
40 that suit of parach te on I crauned over
him to set out He Look died to me.
Source: My own e seeing
Any explanation of his fate based in part or wholly on supposition: Casebiet
seen Kryhott on the ground after the ship caahed
died.
Total number of missions of above crew member: atound 40
Dates and destinations if possible: duhy 31st 1944, Hitting an
all field 18 mihes from Budapest Not fat
from the Danule Rivet
6-3861, AF

National Archives, MACR 7105, page 20 · Machine-read from microfilm, uncorrected.

25 more statements from MACR 7105 are on the loss record.

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