Carl Parker Gies

Military

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Object Number - UPL 23396 - Carl Parker Gies

Shot down 2 Zeros in the Philippines with the 20th PS.

OPS officer 356th FS 1943

OPS officer 354th FG 1943-44

OPS officer 70th FW 1944-45

Chief of Staff 70th FW 1945

Landed on Utah Beach leading forward air controllers awarded Bronze Star.

Received French Croix de Guerre, Belgian Croix de Guerre & Belgian Order of Leopold II.

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Units served with

354th Fighter Group

Unit Hierarchy: Group
Air Force: Ninth Air Force
Type Category: Fighter

356th Fighter Squadron

Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
Air Force: Ninth Air Force
Type Category: Fighter

70th Fighter Wing

Unit Hierarchy: Wing
Air Force: Ninth Air Force

People

James Howell Howard

Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
Nationality: American
Unit: 354th Fighter Group 356th Fighter Squadron
Service Numbers: O-511937
Highest Rank: Brigadier General
Role/Job: Fighter Pilot/Group Commander

Wallace P Mace

Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
Nationality: American
Unit: 354th Fighter Group Headquarters (354th Fighter Group)
Service Numbers: O-354270
Highest Rank: Lieutenant Colonel
Role/Job: Fighter Pilot / Deputy Group Commander

Kenneth R Martin

Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
Nationality: American
Unit: 354th Fighter Group Headquarters (354th Fighter Group)
Service Numbers: O-20608
Highest Rank: Colonel
Role/Job: Pilot

Places

Boxted

Site type: Airfield

Events

Event	Location	Date	Description
Born	Goldfield, NV 89013, USA	13 May 1915
Enlisted	Vancouver, WA, USA	26 July 1940	Vancouver Barracks
Other Action resulting in the award of the DSC	Luzon, Philippines	10 December 1941	gaining altitude for patrol over another field, accompanied by one other pilot, when he received a radio report that his own field was being strafed. "Although he realized he was greatly outnumbered and with complete disregard for the great personal risk involved, this pilot (Gies) dove through the overcast into the midst of more than 20 hostile craft and downed one enemy plane. "Upon rejoining his companion airplane, they were immediately attacked by three enemy fighters. Gies' furious attack sent one raider crashing and dispersed the two remaining enemy airplanes. His skill and determination further enabled Gies to fly his badly damaged plane back."
Died		2 July 1964
Buried	West Salem, Salem, OR 97304, USA	5 July 1964	Restlawn Memory Gardens West Salem Polk County Oregon, USA Plot: Lot #32, Space 1