Lee Bailey Gibson
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
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UPL 39703
Bob Petroski crew. Alexandria Air Base, October 1943.
Front row left to right: Robert "Bob" F. Petroski, Galon E. Williams, William E. Buchanan, John Mikulik
Back row left to right: Lee B. Gibson, Robert J. Glancy, James G. Farina, Robert P. Dirham, Robert M. Rourke, James E. Henry.
Front row left to right: Robert "Bob" F. Petroski, Galon E. Williams, William E. Buchanan, John Mikulik
Back row left to right: Lee B. Gibson, Robert J. Glancy, James G. Farina, Robert P. Dirham, Robert M. Rourke, James E. Henry.
Update to name captions
Assigned to 534BS 381BG, 8AF USAAF. Petroski crew. Mission #51 to the submarine pens at Bremen, Germany. Died of annoxia on B17 42-37754 'Who Dat Ding Bat'. 20-Dec-43. Killed in Action (KIA)
Awards: PH.
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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: 381st Bomb Group 534th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-801198
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot / Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Who Dat - The Dingbat!
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 534th Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 20 December 1943
Places
- Site type: Cemetery
- Known as: Cambridge American Military Cemetery
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
Jackson, MS | 6 January 1921 | |
Enlisted |
Fort McClellan, AL | 5 November 1942 | Fort McClellan Alabama |
Died |
Bremen, Germany | 20 December 1943 | Died on Bremen raid from Anoxia. 20-Dec-43. |
Buried |
21 December 1943 | Cambridge American Cemetery Coton, Cambs, UK Plot F Row 2 Grave 58 | |
Mobile County, AL | |||
Based |
Ridgewell | 20 December 1943 | Assigned to 534BS 381BG, 8AF USAAF. |
Revisions
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Sources
381st Bomb Group Memorial Association, March 1999, Roll of Honor / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia