Gus G Neal
Military
UPL 60471
UPL 60471
Gus Neal crew: Kneeling from left, radio operator Marvin Silbersher, tail gunner Ivan Holland, ball turret gunner Vernon Burtner and waist gunner Byrl Wilson and, standing from left, co-pilot Fred Beach, navigator Leroy Seeds, bombardier Earl Lumpkin and pilot Gus Neal.
USAAF Photo.
Assigned to 711BS, 447BG, 8AF USAAF. ETD
Awards: AM (5OLC), EAME (2BS), WWII Victory.
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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
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Blythe Spirit
- Unit: 447th Bomb Group 711th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
Crystal, Michigan | 18 October 1920 | Born Crystal, Michigan |
Enlisted |
Chicago, Illinois | 26 November 1943 | Enlisted Chicago, Illinois |
Died |
Nicholasville, Kentucky | 6 April 2006 | Died Nicholasville, Kentucky |
Buried |
Crestwood Memorial Cemetery Grand Blanc, Michigan | 9 April 2006 | Interred Crestwood Memorial Cemetery Grand Blanc, Genesee County, Michigan |
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Unit History Roster as of 01 August 1945