George Wilmot Ross, Jr.
Second Lieutenant, Army
Born: March 29, 1919
Hometown: Richmond City, VA
Served In: World War II
Casualty Date: November 11, 1943
Died In: near Fijnaart, Netherlands
Hometown: Richmond City, VA
Served In: World War II
Casualty Date: November 11, 1943
Died In: near Fijnaart, Netherlands
Second Lieutenant Ross served with the 331st Bomb Squadron, 94th Bomb Group, 8th Air Force.
He was serving aboard B-17 #42-39855 as a bombardier to Munster, Germany when it was attacked by enemy fighters near Fijnaart, Netherlands. As the plane started to spin he fell from his seat and was not wearing a parachute pack.
He is buried in Netherlands American Cemetery, Margraten, Netherlands.
Before the war, he was a student at the University of Richmond.
