Ernest M Gavitt

Military
media-38609.jpeg UPL 38609 Ernest M Gavitt, 492nd Bomb Group

I took these pictures myself, today, May 25, 2019

Object Number - UPL 38609 - Ernest M Gavitt, 492nd Bomb Group

Shot down 19 May 1944 in B-24 #4440171. Prisoner of War (POW).



POW

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Units served with

A Swedish Soldier guards a B-24 Liberator (serial number 44-40159) nicknamed "Boulder Buff" of the 492nd Bomb Group that has landed in Sweden.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

Young man wearing leather Air Force flying gear with goggles resting on head, is looking directly at camera and smiling
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 492nd Bomb Group 857th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 34598778
  • Highest Rank: Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Waist Gunner

Aircraft

Young man wearing leather Air Force flying gear with goggles resting on head, is looking directly at camera and smiling
  • 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

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Sources

Www.492ndbombgroup.com

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ContributorErnie
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I took these pictures myself, today, May 25, 2019.
William E. Culton, Jr.

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ContributorErnie
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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.

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ContributorAAM
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Sources

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

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