Gordon Barnford Nute
Military
Rear L-R: Jenkins, Sam Blanchard, Gordon Nute, John Protzman.
Front L-R: Norton Gillespie, John Cregan, Wesley Loosemore, Charles Allen, John Fydrychowski.
Object Number - UPL 51017 - "Lt. Jenkinson and crew of the 303rd Bomb Group beside a Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress" 'The 8 Ball', England. 16 July 1944." Rear L-R: Jenkins,...
Assigned to 359BS, 303BG, 8AF USAAF. 37 dispatched (35 credited) combat missions between July and October 1944. ETD
Awards: DFC, AM (3OLC), 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: 303rd Bomb Group 359th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-761954
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Marie
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 359th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Eight Ball III
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 359th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Queen of Hearts
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 359th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
New Bedford, Massachusetts | 10 October 1923 | Son of Warren Wilkens and Maud [Tattersall] Nute. |
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Enlisted |
Binghamton, NY | 11 December 1942 | Binghamton, New York |
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Other Discharged USAAF |
23 September 1945 | Honourable discharge. | |
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Died |
South Weymouth, MA | 31 March 2008 | |
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Buried |
Lakeview Cemetery Weymouth, Norfolk County, MA | 5 April 2008 | Lakeview Cemetery Weymouth, Norfolk County, Massachusetts |
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Based |
Molesworth | Assigned to 359BS, 303BG, 8AF USAAF. |
Revisions
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http://www.303rdbg.com/359jenkins.html
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/229181623/gordon-barnford-nute
General Order 324 from Headquarters 1st Bombardment Division, Office of the Commanding General, by Command of Major General Williams, dated 12 September 1944
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / self, Hell's Angel Newsletter submission 2000