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241411 S/Sgt. George "Bill" McClenan United States Army Air Force 423 Bomb Squadron from:Dallas George McClenan was my grandfather. He was gunner for the Army Air Corps and was gunned down twice in Germany on April 21st each time. Each time he was sent to Stalag 17. He escaped after his first imprisonment, only to be send back after being gunned down for the second time. He suffered numerous injuries, but since his dog tags had the name Schaefer (his adopted name) the Germans decided to help a fellow German and performed surgery, helping him to recover from his injuries. He said that the conditions were horrible and food was scarce. He wished that the Red Cross would have sent more food instead of cigarettes and coffee. He ended up dying in 1988 from a massive coronary. The doctors believe it was due to the starvation that occurred duing his imprisonment. He did get to go to the Hollywood premiere of the movie of Stalag 17 and is the inspiration for the character Bill. Please type your message:      We recommend you copy the text about this item and keep a copy on your own computer before pressing submit. Your Name:             Email Address:       @ **Please type the first part our your email in the first box (eg. john.smith) the @ sign is added automaticallly, please type the second part in the second box (eg. gmail.com). Do not enter your full email in each box or add an @ sign or random spaces.**