William T Gilbert

Military ROLL OF HONOUR
Nine men in Air Force uniform posed in two rows in front of a military airplane. Five men standing to the rear and four men sitting in front on top of flying gear. UPL 66356 UPL 66356 384th Bomb Group Lead Crews / 15 April 1945/Pte. De Susac (Royan), France. Division Lead Aircraft.
Back Row: unidentified 1, Raymond Barber (TT), Capt. William Kinnaird (P), Robert Thacker (AC/CP).
Front Row: Capt. Aldo Rovero (N), Capt. Eugene Burcham (B), Elgin Hushbeck (MN), unidentified 2, Kenneth Hart (RO).
Not Identified: William Gilbert (DR), F/O Elmer Schumacher (OBS/TG)

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Object Number - UPL 66356 - 384th Bomb Group Lead Crews / 15 April 1945/Pte. De Susac (Royan), France. Division Lead Aircraft. Back Row: unidentified 1, Raymond Barber (TT),...

Flew the 'Purple Pup' with pilot William Murphy.



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Units served with

The insignia of the 384th Bomb Group.

384th Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Detroit, Michigan 2 May 1921

Died

23 April 1969

Buried

Kalamazoo, Michigan

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / James D. Gilbert, son

William T Gilbert: Gallery (2 items)

Nine men in Air Force uniform posed in two rows in front of a military airplane. Five men standing to the rear and four men sitting in front on top of flying gear.

Object number: UPL 66356 - 384th Bomb Group Lead Crews / 15 April 1945/Pte...

Nine men in Air Force uniform posed in two rows in front of a military airplane. Five men standing to the rear and four men sitting in front on top of flying gear.

Object number: UPL 66383 - 384th Bomb Group Lead Crews / 11 April 1945...