Claude Elwyn Gatlin
Military ROLL OF HONOURKilled in Action (KIA) near Schonhausen in B-17 'Blythe Spirit' #4338731
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 447th Bomb Group 710th Bomb Squadron 711th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 38514701
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Observer/Spot Jammer
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 447th Bomb Group 711th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-2008858
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 447th Bomb Group 711th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 13187455
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 447th Bomb Group 711th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 37676909
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 447th Bomb Group 711th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-2065557
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Blythe Spirit
- Unit: 447th Bomb Group 711th Bomb Squadron
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Died |
15 March 1945 | ||
Born |
Cincinnati, Ohio, USA | ||
Other Killed in Action (KIA) |
Germany | 15 March 1945 |
Revisions
ContributorCahaya
Changes
Sources
Missing Air Crew Report: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/91134935
Ancestry (Middle Name): https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/20772759:2238
ContributorAAM
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 13044 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database