Robert L Gelsleichter
Military
Jane Gelsleichter Carter, daughter
Object Number - UPL 55447 - Robert L Gelsleichter
Assigned to 509BS, 351BG, 8AF USAAF. Robert L. Gelsleichter flew 32 missions with the 351st BG as a Top Turret Gunner.
Awards: DFC, AM (3OLC), WWII Victory, EAME (2 x Battle Stars).
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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
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Lucifer Jr
- Unit: 509th Bomb Squadron 351st Bomb Group
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Meat ball / major ball
- Unit: 351st Bomb Group 511th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Shady lady
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Buck-Shot
- Unit: 351st Bomb Group 509th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Pennsylvania | 1 March 1925 | |
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Enlisted |
Wilkes Barre, PA | 6 September 1941 | Wilkes Barre, Pennsylvania |
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Other Discharged USAAF |
Fort Bragg, NC | 1 September 1945 | Honourable discharge. |
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Died |
Rockville, Montgomery County, MD | 23 March 2009 | Robert L. Gelsleichter On Monday, March 23, 2009 of Rockville, MD. Beloved husband of the late Elizabeth J. Gelsleichter. Cherished father of Jane Carter and her husband Henry. Devoted grandfather of Robert Carter and his wife Melissa, Richard Carter and his wife Kim. Dear great grandfather of Elizabeth, Matthew, Danielle, Aislinn and Hannah. Mr. Gelsleichter is also survived by his brother Herman Gelsleichter and several nieces and nephews. |
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Buried |
Gate of Heaven Cemetery Silver Spring, Montgomery County, MD | 27 March 2009 | Gate of Heaven Cemetery Silver Spring, Montgomery County, Maryland |
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Based |
Polebrook | Assigned to 509BS, 351BG, 8AF USAAF. |
Revisions
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http://www.tributes.com/obituary/show/Robert-L.-Gelsleichter-85553045
https://www.newspapers.com/clip/2922882/the-wilkes-barre-record/
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/53077972/robert-l-gelsleichter
He's wearing the ADSM and ACM in the picture and earned the WW II Victory Medal as well.
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/53077972/robert-l-gelsleichter
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / www.351st.org/ken.harbour/
