**George B McLaughlin, Jr. 381st Bomb Group, ** The 381st Bomb Group flew B-17 Flying Fortresses from Ridgewell, Essex between June 1943 and April 1945. The Group was awarded two Distinguished Unit Citations, the first for bombing shipyards at Bremen, whilst under heavy attack, on 8 October 1943 and the second was awarded to the 1st Bomb Division as a whole for flying without fighter protection to bomb aircraft factories at Oschersleben on 11 January 1944.

**S/Sgt. George McLaughlin KIA 26 April 1944, 381st BG, 535th BS, B-17 Heavy, Raids over France! **

Goerge, B-17 out of England, 381st BG, 535th BS, "Georgia Rebel II" B-17 G ABATTU LE 28 April, 1944.

**381st Bomb Group, 535th Bomb Squadron, 8th AF --- MISSION 101 **

_**RIDGEWELL, England, Station 167 B-17 "Georgia Rebel II"**_ **MISSION 101** -- April 28, 1944. Avord, France.

The following combat crew is Missing in Action:

_**535th Squadron**_

1st Lt. Henslin, Harold F.
Major Jones, Osce V. P (POW)
2nd Lt. Guertin, Arthur L.
1st Lt. Arning, Eugene (NMI)
T/Sgt. Padgett, J. W. (POW)
T/Sgt. Karr, Jo R.
S/Sgt. Williams, Clarence T.
S/Sgt. McLaughlin, George B.
Sgt. Blackmon, William B. Jr. (POW)
S/Sgt. Sell, Edward H.

Placed to honor the Men of Doylestown, Bucks County, PA who lost their lives during WWII

Barbara (Ennis) Connolly Princessbarbi_B25@msn.com WWII Historical Researcher and (MY DAD) Edward C Ennis, 1914-2005 from Doylestown, PA. Barb-Lin Floor Coverings, Cross Keys, Doylestown, PA. I am the Historian for 319th and 321st Bomb Groups in the 57th Bomb Wing. T/Sgt Ed Ennis flew Combat as Airborne RADAR/ Radio/Aerial Gunner in the B-25 Mitchell Medium Bomber /MTO N. Africa and Italy 1943-44. "Barbi" lives in Arizona.

George B McLaughlin Jr