Warren Gelula
MilitaryAssigned to 612BS, 401BG, 8AF USAAF. 32 x combat missions. ETD
Awards: AM (OLC), WWII Victory, EAME.
Connections
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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: 401st Bomb Group 612th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Technician Third Grade
- Role/Job: waist gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 401st Bomb Group 613th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-?
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Benefield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Brooklyn, Kings County, NY | 28 July 1916 | Son of Stanley and Rose Gelula. |
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Enlisted |
Newark, NJ | 7 February 1942 | Newark, New Jersey |
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Other Commissioned |
14 August 1943 | Commissioned 2nd Lieutenant. | |
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Other Discharged USAAF |
17 October 1945 | ||
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Died |
Dubuque, IA | 19 August 1975 | |
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Buried |
Rock Island National Cemetery Rock Island, Rock Island County, IL | 5 September 1975 | Rock Island National Cemetery Rock Island, Rock Island County, Illinois |
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Based |
Deenethorpe | Assigned to 612BS, 401BG, 8AF USAAF. |
Revisions
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https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/2887934/warren-gelula
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / http://www.401bg.org/Main/History/Members/Details.aspx?ID=1359