Gordon Worth Ice
MilitaryAssigned to 565BS, 389BG, 8AF USAAF. Shot down near Prum in B-24 42-95028 'The Daddy Rabbit' on 25-Dec-44, Prisoner of War (POW). MACR 11114
Awards: AM (OLC), POW, 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: 389th Bomb Group 565th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-563375
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: The Daddy Rabbit
- Unit: 389th Bomb Group 565th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Dulag Luft Grosstychow Dulag 12
- Site type: Airfield
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Stalag Luft III, Sagan, Germany
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Other Discharged USAAF |
25 October 1045 | Honourable discharge. | |
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Born |
Akron, OH | 12 January 1925 | Son of Henry and Pearl Ice. |
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Enlisted |
Pittsburgh, PA | 12 April 1943 | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
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Other Baled out POW |
Prum, Germany | 25 December 1944 | Shot down near Prum in B-24 42-95028 'The Daddy Rabbit' on 25-Dec-44, POW MACR 11114 |
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Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Zagan, Poland | 25 December 1944 | Prisoner of War (POW). Stalag Luft III. |
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Died |
7 June 2006 | ||
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Buried |
West Sundbury, PA | 11 June 2006 | West Sundbury, Pennsylvania |
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Based Prisoner of War (POW) |
Hethel | 25 December 1944 | Assigned to 565BS, 389BG, 8AF USAAF. |
Revisions
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Added a "-" to the A/C serial # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 11114 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database