Gilbert LeRoy Bartosiewski
Military
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UPL 36423
SSGT Gilbert L. Bartosiewski
Waist Gunner
Crew #427 - John Wunder Crew
WIA - 21 June 1944
Waist Gunner
Crew #427 - John Wunder Crew
WIA - 21 June 1944
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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: 466th Bomb Group 784th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-693444
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Unit: 466th Bomb Group
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Attlebridge Arsenal, Station 120
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
Mayhew Lake Township, Benton, Minnesota | 16 March 1921 | |
Enlisted |
Fort Snelling, MN 55417, USA | 21 August 1942 | Measured at 5'6", 141 lbs |
Other Crashed/WIA |
Attlebridge, Norwich, Norfolk NR9, UK | 21 June 1944 | Was seriously injured when his a/c crashed shortly after takeoff with a full load of incendiary bombs. |
Died |
Santa Ana, CA, USA | 14 August 1998 | |
Buried |
Santa Ana, California | 18 August 1998 | Fairhaven Memorial Park Santa Ana Orange County California, USA Plot: Court of Reflection |
Benton County, MN, USA |
Revisions
Contributor466thHistorian
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Unit roster in the book 'Attlebridge Arsenal' by Wassom & Brassford, page 343