Roger W Gilbert
MilitaryAssigned to 447BG, 8AF USAAF. Ended tour Duty (ETD)
Second tour with 654BS, 25BG, 8AF USAAF. Flying the 'Wooden Wonder'. 'Graypea' mission to Hamburg in de Havilland Mosquito RF992, flew line abreast with two other Mosquitos dispensing chaff ahead of the lead B-17 formation, intercepted by Me262's. RTD
Awards: DFC (OLC), AM (7OLC), LOM (OLC), WWII Victory, EAME (5 battle stars), Korean and UN medals.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Reconnaissance
- 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: 25th Bomb Group 487th Bomb Group 654th Bomb Squadron 838th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 16115520 / T-123957 / O-?
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: Mosquito
- Unit: 25th Bomb Group 654th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Died |
13 June 2009 | ||
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Buried |
Iowa Veterans Cemetery, Van Meter, Dallas County, IA | 16 June 2009 | Iowa Veterans Cemetery Van Meter, Dallas County, Iowa |
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Born |
Des Moines, Iowa | ||
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Enlisted |
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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