Ernest M Gavitt
MilitaryI took these pictures myself, today, May 25, 2019
Shot down 19 May 1944 in B-24 #4440171. Prisoner of War (POW).
POW
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: 492nd Bomb Group 857th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 34598778
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Waist Gunner
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: Boomerang
- Unit: 492nd Bomb Group 857th Bomb Squadron
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
Providence, Rhode Island, USA | ||
Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Germany | 19 May 1944 |
Revisions
I took these pictures myself, today, May 25, 2019.
William E. Culton, Jr.
Ernest M. Gavitt (Ernie) was my Great Grandmother’s (Eva Gavitt) nephew. I have more information that I will be adding in the future, including Ernie’s awards, newspaper articles, etc.
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 5242 / MACR 5242 & Page 274 in the book SECOND AIR DIVISION by Turner Publishing Co, 1998 edition / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database