John H Gattis
Military
Sitting Left to Right: John Gattis (WG), Lester Walters (FE), Harvey Walton (WG), Linwood Wheeler (BTG), Lester Nichoson (R/O)
Standing: Harold Bailey (TG)
The serial number on the aircraft appears to be 42-140666. The only problem with that is not a number that was issued to any U.S. aircraft, B-24 or not. The model appears to say "B-24-J-C.O. 61" If you translate that to B-24J-61-CO, those serial numbers were 42-99986 thru 42-100035.
The photo was taken stateside, so the aircraft was not assigned to the 466th BG Richard Baynes Collection
466th BG Historian
Object Number - UPL 19159 - Crew #731 (Richard Baynes Crew) enlisted men Sitting Left to Right: John Gattis (WG), Lester Walters (FE), Harvey Walton (WG), Linwood Wheeler...
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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: 466th Bomb Group 787th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Colonel
- Role/Job: Pilot
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Attlebridge Arsenal, Station 120
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Paducah, TX 79248, USA | 3 October 1919 | |
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Enlisted |
Dallas, TX, USA | 27 January 1941 | |
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Died |
Amarillo, TX, USA | 4 February 2010 | BIOGRAPHY: Mr. Gattis was born October 3, 1919 in Paducah, and was a graduate of Paducah High School. He attended North Texas State University in Denton before entering the U. S. Army Air Corps in 1941. He served in the European Theatre during World War II. John married Jane Kelley on August 1, 1941 in Brownwood. She preceded him in death on July 17, 1994. John and his wife came to Pampa in 1968 from Amarillo and he owned and operated John Gattis Shoe Store until his retirement in 1984. He was a member of the First United Methodist Church. He was a member and past president of the Downtown Kiwanis Club and was past district governor. He was a member of the Pampa Chamber of Commerce, the Downtown Business Association, and was a volunteer for the American Red Cross. |
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Buried |
Pampa, TX 79065, USA | 8 February 2010 | Memory Gardens of Pampa Pampa Gray County Texas, USA Plot: Section E Lot 18 Space 6 |
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Unit roster in the book ATTLEBRIDGE ARSENAL by Wassom & Brassfield, p345
