Raymond Oscar Gillet

Military
media-26264.jpeg UPL 26264 Lt William H Wheeler and crew of the 401st Bomb Sqn, 91st Bomb Group, 8th Air Force, beside The Boeing B-17 42-29816 "The Eager Beaver". England.

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Object Number - UPL 26264 - Lt William H Wheeler and crew of the 401st Bomb Sqn, 91st Bomb Group, 8th Air Force, beside The Boeing B-17 42-29816 "The Eager Beaver"....

Shot down 17 August 1943 in B-17 #42-5069 'Our Gang', Prisoner of War (POW).

Awards: AM (3OLC), POW, EAME, WWII Victory.

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Units served with

Unofficial emblem of the 91st Bomb Group.

91st Bomb Group

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

People

William H Wheeler

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 446th Bomb Group 91st Bomb Group 324th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Captain
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

Ground crew of the 91st Bomb Group refuel a B-17 Flying Fortress (DF-G, serial number 42-5069) nicknamed "Our Gang", at Bassingbourn. Image stamped on reverse: '246365' [Censor no]. Passed for Publication 1 Feb 1943 [stamp]. Printed Caption on reverse: 'Some of the airmen from America who are taking part in the daily raids on enemy occupied territory and Germany, in their giant high altitude aircraft the "Flying Fortress" capable of carrying a 11,000 [censor has amended figure to 10,000] pound bomb load.

42-5069

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Our Gang
  • Unit: 91st Bomb Group 324th Bomb Squadron

Places

Dulag Luft 12

  • Site type: Prisoner of war camp
  • Known as: Dulag Luft Grosstychow Dulag 12

Stalag XVII-B

  • Site type: Prisoner of war camp
  • Known as: Stalag 17b, Krems an der Donau, Austria

Events

Event Location Date Description

Enlisted

Sacramento, California 17 July 1942 EnlistedSacramento, California

Prisoner of war

Prisoner of War (POW)

Stalag XVIIb, Krems an der Donau, Austria 17 August 1943 - 1 May 1945 POWStalag XViIb, Krems an der Donau, Austria

Died

San Joaquin County, California 19 August 1998 DiedSan Joaquin County, California

Buried

Jenny Lind IOOF Cemetery Jenny Lind, California 22 August 1998 InterredJenny Lind IOOF CemeteryJenny Lind, California

Born

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https://www.fold3.com/record/90968399/raymond-o-gillet-us-wwii-army-enlistment-records-1938-1946

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/147320775/raymond-oscar-gillet

https://catalog.archives.gov/id/139426384?objectPage=68

 

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Capitalized the words in the "Role/job" field to aid readability.

Added a "-" to the A/C tail # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.

 

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 281 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database

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