Concordia in Cloud County, Kansas — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)
In Memory of George C. Padgett
Photographed By Cosmos Mariner, July 4, 2021
1. George C. Padgett Marker
The Padgett family, owners of The Citizens National Bank since 1915, are proud to remember and honor the Clement brothers and their service to our country in World War II. George C. Padgett (brother of Gary W. Padgett and first cousin of Jeanne Henderson of Concordia, Kansas) was a World War II veteran. George was a bombardier on a B-17 in the European Theater and was shot down over the village of La Chapelle Thouarault, France on September 23, 1943. He was taken in by the French Underground and eventually captured by the German Gestapo at the Toulouse train station on February 2nd, 1944 as he attempted his escape through the French Pyrenees into Spain. George remained a prisoner of war in the Concentration Camp Noé, the infamous Fresnes prison near Paris, Stalag Luft III and Stalag VIIA. During the winter of 1945, George C. Padgett survived a "forced march" as the Germans retreated from the advancing Russians from the East. George was eventually liberated by Patton's Third Army on April 29th, 1945, more than one and a half years after being shot down over La Chapelle Thouarault.
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Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: Air & Space • Patriots & Patriotism • War, World II. A significant historical date for this entry is September 23, 1943.
Location. 39° 34.302′ N, 97° 39.603′ W. Marker is in Concordia, Kansas, in Cloud County. Memorial is on West 6th Street west of Broadway Street, on the right when traveling west. Marker is located along the sidewalk in front of Citizens National Bank. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 115 West 6th Street, Concordia KS 66901, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Leo Clement, Gerald Clement, and Alton Lou Clement (here, next to this marker); Joseph Fuourka / Joseph "Joe" Roguet Aillet (a few steps from this marker); Elmer Barney Malone & Ethel Barney Malone Staley (within shouting distance of this marker); Miriam Malford Roering Zitur (within shouting distance of this marker); George Jacobs Ducrow (within shouting distance of this marker); Irma Craig Schnieders (within shouting distance of this marker); Michalena Birraglio / Lena Nelson (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Cora Alice McVicker / Eugenia Alice Cullivan Mulligan (about 300 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Concordia.
Also see . . . George Calvin Padgett (Find a Grave)
2. Marker detail: George Calvin Padgett
He was freed at the end of WW II and returned to college at the University of Kansas where he met his wife, Mary Ellen O'Meara, who was a French major and teacher. He majored in Petroleum Engineering, later working for J. Paul Getty in California. He spent many years in Kuwait working for Getty Oil Co. George Calvin Padgett died July 24, 1999 in Bayonne, France, his home.(Submitted on November 16, 2021, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.)
Photographed By Cosmos Mariner, July 4, 2021
3. George C. Padgett Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on November 16, 2021. It was originally submitted on November 16, 2021, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. This page has been viewed 222 times since then and 37 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on November 16, 2021, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.
