William J Gise Jr

Military

He was an original crew member of group. He flew on John Olsen crew. He was shot down on the 1st mission flown by the 306th. Shot down 9 October 1942 in B-17 #41-24510 'Snoozy II ' while serving as Navigator. Evaded. Plane attacked by fighters which killed pilot Olsen and copilot Cox. Assigned target Lille I/A, France. Plane crashed near Nechin, Belgium. 2 crew members evaded and 1 Prisoner of War (POW).

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Units served with

Official insignia of the 306th Bomb Group, approved 6 January 1943, and updated 2 October 1951.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Snoozy II
  • Unit: 306th Bomb Group 367th Bomb Squadron

Missions

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Events

Event Location Date Description

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Evaded Capture

Néchin, 7730 Estaimpuis, Belgium 9 October 1942 - 6 March 1943 Evaded capture and returned to England on 6-Mar-43 His evasion is recorded on Escape & Evasion Report #15 which may be viewed at: http://media.nara.gov/nw/305270/EE-15.pdf

Born

Yoakum, Texas

Revisions

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Corrected a typo in the "Event description" - “may” was misspelled.

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Added a "#" to the A/C serial number in the "Summary biography" for clarity.

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Added a connection to the mission of 9-Oct-42 mentioned in the "Summary biography".

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Lee Cunningham 14-Nov-2014. Eliminated mission connection

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Lee Cunningham 14-Nov-2014. Added evasion event http://media.nara.gov/nw/305270/EE-15.pdf and minor edit to Summary Biography for format.

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Lee Cunningham 24-Oct-2014 Missing Air Crew Report (MACR) 6706. National Archives Records Administration (NARA) Escape & Evasion Report # 15 http://media.nara.gov/nw/305270/EE-15.pdf

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306th BG Association Directory, 1 September 1999 Edition; MACR 6706 / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia