William J Gise Jr
MilitaryHe 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
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- 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
- Date: 9 October 1942
- Official Description:
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Bedford
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Other 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
Corrected a typo in the "Event description" - “may” was misspelled.
Added a "#" to the A/C serial number in the "Summary biography" for clarity.
Added a connection to the mission of 9-Oct-42 mentioned in the "Summary biography".
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.
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
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