Ward C Gillespie
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
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Portrait photograph of Ward C. Gillespie.
Image courtesy of Astrid van Erp, Fields of Honour database at http://www.fieldsofhonor-database.com/
Killed in Action (KIA) near Dusseldorf in B-17 #4338668
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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: 390th Bomb Group 568th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 335444050
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 390th Bomb Group 568th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 182271123
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: waist gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 390th Bomb Group 568th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-772358
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 390th Bomb Group 568th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 18226368
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 390th Bomb Group 568th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-2060304
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Unit: 390th Bomb Group 568th Bomb Squadron
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Died |
10 January 1945 | ||
Born |
Houston, Texas, USA | ||
Other Killed in Action (KIA) |
Germany | 10 January 1945 | |
Buried |
Glenwood Cemetery, 2525 Washington Avenue, Houston, TX 77007, USA | Burial: Glenwood Cemetery Houston Harris County Texas, USA Plot: Sec. LV, Lot 021 |
Revisions
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Changes
Sources
Image courtesy of Astrid van Erp, Fields of Honour database at http://www.fieldsofhonor-database.com/
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 11580 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database