UPL 36284

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Joseph Hugh Gillespie, Enlisted in WWII on 08/14/1942, shot down over Brunswick, Germany after 29 bomber missions on 02/20/1945.

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Units

A pathfinder B-24 Liberator (serial number 42-51681) of the 453rd Bomb Group flies in formation with a fellow Liberator of the 453rd and and a pathfinder Liberator of the 445th Bomb Group. Image via Alan Rowsell.

445th Bomb Group

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

People

Joseph Hugh Gillespie

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 445th Bomb Group 700th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 33188583
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner

Aircraft

41-29116

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Unit: 445th Bomb Group 700th Bomb Squadron

42-64434

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: Shoe Shoe Baby
  • Unit: 445th Bomb Group 700th Bomb Squadron

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Associated person

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ContributorCarrija
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James T. Carrigan, nephew of Joe Gillespie.