George James Gerstner Jr
MilitaryAssigned to 703BS, 455BG, 8AF USAAF.
Awards: WWII Victory, EAME.
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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: 445th Bomb Group 703rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 33606338
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Waist Gunner
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Tivetshall
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
New York City, NY | 22 September 1913 | Son of George James Sr and Margaret M Gerstner. |
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Enlisted |
Hartford, CT | 11 November 1942 | Hartford, Connecticut |
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Died |
Lake Worth, FL | 7 February 2000 | |
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Buried |
Riverside Cemetery Norwalk, Fairfield County, CT | 10 February 2000 | Riverside Cemetery Norwalk, Fairfield County, Connecticut |
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Based |
Tibenham | Assigned to 703BS, 455BG, 8AF USAAF. |
Revisions
ContributorAl_Skiff
Changes
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources
Birsic, SO#265 12 Oct 44 / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia