what did he do in world war ii?
Service members listed his name on the flight crew of a B-17 bomber.
George P. Burdell
Burdell's name appearing on various fronts. For example, he was listed on the flight crew of a B-17 bomber
who was george p. burdell? He is a fictitious student officially enrolled at Georgia Tech. who created this character? William Edgar "Ed" Smith how is the character associated with space exploration? His name flew engraved on the Prox-1 satellite mission. was he accused of any crime? No, but he got a computer Engineering student arrested and indicted for crime.
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George P. Burdell [SEP] World War II
During World War II, service members continued the hoax, with Burdell's name appearing on various fronts. For example, he was listed on the flight crew of a B-17 bomber, flying twelve missions over Europe with the 8th Air Force in England, until a Georgia Tech graduate became the new operations officer, recognized the name on the flight log, and ended the charade.