John Hurley Gilmore Jr
Military ROLL OF HONOURShot down 11 April 1944 in B-17 #42-31447 'Cookie'. Plane crashed into Baltic, Killed in Action (KIA).
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 96th Bomb Group 338th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 15019304 / O-803299
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Cookie
- Unit: 96th Bomb Group 338th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Station 138
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
East Orange, New Jersey | 23 September 1918 | |
| Millburn, New Jersey | 16 October 1940 | 7 Bodwell Terrace Worked for Tube Reducing Corp. | |
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Died |
Baltic Sea | 11 April 1944 | "The 338th's 42-31447 "Cookie" piloted by Jack Splan was hit by rockets and valiantly tried to follow the main formation. But at approximately 5440N-1500E it crashed into the Baltic. Everyone was KIA. Only the body of tail gunner Glenn A. Williams was recovered in July." - excerpt from "Snetterton Falcons" |
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Buried |
Cambridge American Cemetery | No Known Grave Tablets of The Missing Cambridge American Cemetery and Memorial Coton, South Cambridgeshire District, Cambridgeshire, England |
Revisions
Contributor466thHistorian
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Contributorjmoore43
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Added a "-" to the A/C serial number in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.
ContributorAAM
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 3811; Snetterton Heath pg 89, 130, 317