Norman J Gorg
Military
Jack J. Airey Crew
466th BG - 785th BS
Standing Left to Right: James Brooks (N), Herbert E. Olson (B), Robert D. Lamy (CP), Jack J. Airey (P)
Kneeling Left to Right: Roy Woodrow (G), Norman J. Gorg (R/O), Marvin Smith (G), John M. Marker (FE), Ernest E. Minch (G), Blayne Withers (G)
This crew completed a 32 mission tour: 3 June 1944 - 16 August 1944
466th BG Historian
Object Number - UPL 13096 - Crew #530 Jack J. Airey Crew 466th BG - 785th BS Standing Left to Right: James Brooks (N), Herbert E. Olson (B), Robert D. Lamy (CP), Jack J....
Completed 33 combat missions & 22 gasoline hauls to Patton's tanks
AM with 3 bronze clusters, DFC, DUB 1 Oak Leaf Cluster
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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 785th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Attlebridge Arsenal, Station 120
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Ohio | 5 April 1923 | |
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Enlisted |
Lacarne, OH 43452, USA | 3 December 1942 | |
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Died |
Auburn Township, OH 44023, USA | 29 November 2012 | NORMAN J. GORG, age 89, of Auburn Twp, entered into rest November 29, 2012. Beloved husband of 63 years to Betty (nee King); loving father of Derek (Valerie) Gorg, Lorraine (Jim) Steiner. Past Grand Commander of the International Order of the Alhambra Carmona Carvan #75. |
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Buried |
Twinsburg, OH, USA | 5 December 2012 | Crown Hill Cemetery and Mausoleum Twinsburg Summit County Ohio, USA |
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / self