Lt. George C. Haniotis
enlisted 10 April 1942
missing in action 5 November 1943
officially declared dead 15 April 1945
Memorialized on the Tablets of the Missing at Manila American Cemetery, Manila, Philippines

Lieutenant George C. Haniotis served with the 9th Fighter Squadron, 49th Fighter Group. Lt. Haniotis achieved one aerial victory on October 16, 1943. While escorting a group of B-25s to Madang, he shot down a Zero.

On the day he was MIA, he was flying as Richard Bong's wingman with a group of 11 Lightnings who were escorting a B-24 raid over Rabaul. In a dogfight with 15 Zeros, Richard Bong scored his 20th and 21st victories.

Lt. Haniotis's medals

Posthumously awarded Purple Heart Certificate

Posthumously awarded Presidential Accolade

Hap Arnold condolence letter

Mailing tube for his certificate and accolade

Wallet and note pad cover

Pilot Wings, marked GEMSCO and STERLING

Stateside photos of Haniotis and his wife

Physical Record Card

Training photos

Love letters to his wife

Letter to his wife, written on the day before his loss

Letter to his wife, dated 3 November 1943

Letter from his Commanding Officer, Major Gerald Johnson, himself a 24 victory Ace

Another letter from Gerald Johnson

Short Snorter from Haniotis's training days

Marriage License

2003 Newspaper article about Haniotis's widow

Copies of Missing Air Crew Report #1074, describing Haniotis's loss