Gilbert Agnew Murray Jr
MilitaryRear L-R: S/Sgt Joseph R Sunderlin, Capt Albert W Dieffenbach, Capt John W Farrar, Major Lewis E Lyle, Lt Rictor H Auman, Capt Samuel H Anderson.
Front L-R: S/Sgt Lincoln T O'Connell, T/Sgt Erick K Lindewall, T/Sgt Kenneth C Hassler, S/Sgt Martin A Semonick, Sgt Gilbert A Murray Jr.
23-Jun-42 Assigned as Tail Gunner of B-17F 41-24620 [PU-O] "Snap! Crackle! Pop!", 303BG/360BS with crew at Alamogordo Field, Alamogordo, New Mexico 16-Oct-42 Arrived at Molesworth, UK aboard B-17F 41-24620.
Mission Participation (UNDER CONSTRUCTION) See Biography events.
Awards: AM, WWII Victory, EAME.
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
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Thumper
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 360th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Snap! Crackle! Pop!
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 360th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Big Time Operator II
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 381st Bomb Group 360th Bomb Squadron 532nd Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Shak Hak
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 360th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Iza Vailable
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 360th Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 31 March 1943
- Date: 28 March 1943
- Date: 22 March 1943
- Date: 12 March 1943
- Date: 8 March 1943
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
Busby, Canada | 10 March 1922 | Son of Gilbert Agnew Sr and Margaret Murray. |
Enlisted |
San Francisco, CA | 20 December 1941 | San Francisco, California |
Other Assigned to Aircraft |
Alamogordo, NM 88310, USA | 26 June 1942 | Assigned as Tail Gunner of B-17F 41-24620 "Snap! Crackle! Pop!", 303BG/360BS at Alamogordo Field, Alamogordo, New Mexico. |
Other Arrived in UK |
Molesworth, Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire PE28, UK | 16 October 1942 | Arrived at Molesworth, UK as Tail Gunner aboard B-17F 41-24620 "Snap! Crackle! Pop!", 303BG/360BS |
Other Mission #1, SSGT Gilbert A. Murray, Jr., w/B-17F 41-24620, 303BG/360BS |
Saint-Nazaire, France | 17 November 1942 | Served as Tail Gunner on B-17F 41-24620 "Snap! Crackle! Pop!", 303BG/360BS on a mission to bomb the U-boat pens at St. Nazaire, France. RTB OK |
Other Mission #2, SSGT Gilbert A. Murray, Jr., w/B-17F 41-24620, 303BG/360BS |
Saint-Nazaire, France | 18 November 1942 | Served as Tail Gunner on B-17F 41-24620 "Snap! Crackle! Pop!", 303BG/360BS on a mission to bomb the U-boat pens at St. Nazaire, France. RTB OK |
Other Mission #3, SSGT Gilbert A. Murray, Jr., w/B-17F 41-24579, 303BG/360BS |
Saint-Nazaire, France | 23 November 1942 | Served as Ball Turret Gunner on B-17F 41-24579 "Thumper", 303BG/360BS on a mission to bomb the U-boat pens at St. Nazaire, France. RTB OK |
Other Mission #4, SSGT Gilbert A. Murray, Jr., w/B-17F 41-24620, 303BG/360BS - Aborted |
Rouen, France | 12 December 1942 | Served as Tail Gunner on B-17F 41-24620 "Snap! Crackle! Pop!", 303BG/360BS on a mission to bomb the railroad marshalling yards at Roeun, France, but mechanical failures forced the pilot to abort the sortie. RTB OK. |
Other Mission #5, SSGT Gilbert A. Murray, Jr., w/B-17F 41-24579, 303BG/360BS |
Romilly-sur-Seine, France | 20 December 1942 | Served as Left Waist Gunner on B-17F 41-24579 "Thumper", 303BG/360BS on a mission to bomb the German air depot at Romilly-sur-Seine, France. RTB OK. |
Other Mission #6, SSGT Gilbert A. Murray, Jr., w/B-17F 41-24620, 303BG/360BS |
Lorient, France | 30 December 1942 | Served as Tail Gunner on B-17F 41-24620 "Snap! Crackle! Pop!", 303BG/360BS on a mission to bomb the U-boat pens at Lorient, France. RTB OK. |
Other Mission #7, SSGT Gilbert A. Murray, Jr., w/B-17F 42-2973, 303BG/360BS |
Lille, France | 13 January 1943 | Served as Tail Gunner on B-17F 42-2973 "Iza Vailable", 303BG/360BS on a mission to bomb the Lille FIves Losomotive Works at Lille, France. RTB OK. |
Other Mission #8, SSGT Gilbert A. Murray, Jr., w/B-17F 42-2967 303BG/360BS |
Lorient, France | 23 January 1943 | Served as Tail Gunner on B-17F 42-2967 "Shak Hak", 303BG/360BS on a mission to bomb the U-Boat pens at Lorient, France. RTB OK. |
Other Mission #9, SSGT Gilbert A. Murray, Jr., w/B-17F 42-2973 303BG/360BS - Aborted |
Hamm, Germany | 14 February 1943 | Served as Tail Gunner on B-17F 42-2973 "Iza Vailable", 303BG/360BS on a mission to bomb the railroad marshalling yards at Hamm, Germany, but severe weather and cold forced the Wing Command to recall the entire 303BG formation. RTB OK. |
Other Mission #10, SSGT Gilbert A. Murray, Jr., w/B-17F 42-2973 303BG/360BS |
Saint-Nazaire, France | 16 February 1943 | Served as Tail Gunner on B-17F 42-2973 "Iza Vailable", 303BG/360BS on a mission to bomb the U-Boat pens at St. Nazaire, France. RTB OK. |
Other Mission #11, SSGT Gilbert A. Murray, Jr., w/B-17F 41-24559 303BG/360BS |
Wilhelmshaven, Germany | 26 February 1943 | Served as Tail Gunner on B-17F 41-24559 "Old Soljer", 303BG/360BS on a mission to bomb the naval facilities and U-Baot pens at Wilhelmshaven, Germany. RTB OK. |
Other Mission #12, SSGT Gilbert A. Murray, Jr., w/B-17F 42-2973 303BG/360BS |
Brest, France | 27 February 1943 | Served as Tail Gunner on B-17F 42-2973 "Iza Vailable", 303BG/360BS on a mission to bomb the port area and U-Boat pens at Brest, France. RTB OK. |
Other Mission #13, SSGT Gilbert A. Murray, Jr., w/B-17F 42-2973 303BG/360BS |
Lorient, France | 6 March 1943 | Served as Tail Gunner on B-17F 42-2973 "Iza Vailable", 303BG/360BS on a mission to bomb the U-Boat pens at Lorient, France. RTB OK |
Other Mission #14, SSGT Gilbert A. Murray, Jr., w/B-17F 42-2973 303BG/360BS - Aborted |
Rennes, France | 8 March 1943 | Served as Tail Gunner on B-17F 42-2973 "Iza Vailable", 303BG/360BS on a mission to bomb the railroad marshalling yards at Rennes, France, but mechanical failures forced the pilot to abort the sortie. RTB OK. |
Other Mission #15, SSGT Gilbert A. Murray, Jr., w/B-17F 42-2973 303BG/360BS |
Rouen, France | 12 March 1943 | Served as Tail Gunner on B-17F 42-2973 "Iza Vailable", 303BG/360BS on a mission to bomb the railroad marshalling yards at Rouen, France. RTB OK. |
Other Mission #15, SSGT Gilbert A. Murray, Jr., w/B-17F 42-5483 303BG/360BS |
Wilhelmshaven, Germany | 22 March 1943 | Served as Tail Gunner on B-17F 42-5483 "Red Ass", 303BG/360BS on a mission to bomb the naval facilities and U-Boat pens at Wilhelmshaven, Germany. RTB OK. |
Other Mission #16, SSGT Gilbert A. Murray, Jr., w/B-17F 42-5483 303BG/360BS |
Rouen, France | 28 March 1943 | Served as Tail Gunner on B-17F 42-5483 "Red Ass", 303BG/360BS on a mission to bomb the railroad marshalling yards at Roeun, France. RTB OK |
Other Mission #16, SSGT Gilbert A. Murray, Jr., w/B-17F 42-29570 303BG/360BS |
Rotterdam, Netherlands | 31 March 1943 | Served as Engineer/Top Turret Gunner on B-17F 42-29570 "Big Time Operator II", 303BG/360BS on a mission to bomb the shipyards at Rotterdam, Holland. RTB OK. |
Died |
Paradise, CA | 15 November 2005 |
Revisions
Added a "#" to the A/C serial number in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity.
Lee Cunningham 8-Mar-2016. Made connections to Aircraft 42-29570 and42-5483 and to Missions 6-Mar-43, 8-Mar-43, 13-Mar-43, 22-Mar-43, 28-Mar-43 and 31-Mar-43 per 303BG website, Gary Moncur, Historian, Mission Reports for dates stated: http://www.303rdbg.com/
Lee Cunningham 8-Mar-2016, Added Mission #17 event per 303BG website, Gary Moncur, Historian, Mission Report of 31-Mar-43: http://www.303rdbg.com/missionreports/027.pdf
Lee Cunningham 8-Mar-2016, Added Mission #16 event per 303BG website, Gary Moncur, Historian, Mission Report of 28-Mar-43: http://www.303rdbg.com/missionreports/026.pdf
Lee Cunningham 8-Mar-2016, Added Mission #15 event per 303BG website, Gary Moncur, Historian, Mission Report of 22-Mar-43: http://www.303rdbg.com/missionreports/025.pdf
Lee Cunningham 8-Mar-2016, Added Mission #15 event per 303BG website, Gary Moncur, Historian, Mission Report of 12-Mar-43: http://www.303rdbg.com/missionreports/022.pdf
Lee Cunningham 8-Mar-2016, Added Mission #14 event per 303BG website, Gary Moncur, Historian, Mission Report of 8-Mar-43: http://www.303rdbg.com/missionreports/021.pdf
Lee Cunningham 8-Mar-2016, Added Mission #13 event per 303BG website, Gary Moncur, Historian, Mission Report of 6-Mar-43: http://www.303rdbg.com/missionreports/020.pdf
Lee Cunningham 25-Feb-2016, Added Mission #12 event per 303BG website, Gary Moncur, Historian, Mission Report of 27-Feb-43: http://www.303rdbg.com/missionreports/018.pdf
Lee Cunningham 25-Feb-2016, Added Mission #11 event per 303BG website, Gary Moncur, Historian, Mission Report of 26-Feb-43: http://www.303rdbg.com/missionreports/017.pdf
Lee Cunningham 25-Feb-2016, Added Mission #10 event per 303BG website, Gary Moncur, Historian, Mission Report of 16-Feb-43: http://www.303rdbg.com/missionreports/016.pdf
Lee Cunningham 25-Feb-2016, Added Mission #9 event per 303BG website, Gary Moncur, Historian, Mission Report of 14-Feb-43: http://www.303rdbg.com/missionreports/015.pdf
Lee Cunningham 25-Feb-2016. Made connections to Missions of 14-Feb-43, 16-Feb-43, 26-Feb-43, and 27-Feb-43 pere 303BG records: http://www.303rdbg.com/
Lee Cunningham 27-Jan-2016, Added Mission #8 event per 303BG website, Gary Moncur, HIstorian, Mission Report of 23-Jan-43: http://www.303rdbg.com/missionreports/011.pdf
Lee Cunningham 27-Jan-2016, Added Mission #7 event per 303BG website, Gary Moncur, HIstorian, Mission Report of 13-Jan-43: http://www.303rdbg.com/missionreports/010.pdf
Lee Cunningham 27-Jan-2016. Made Connections to Aircraft 42-2967 & 42-2973 and Missions of 13 & 23-Jan-43 per Mission Reprots of 303BG website, Gary Moncur, Historian; http://www.303rdbg.com/
Lee Cunningham 25-Jan-2016, Added Mission #6 event per 303BG website, Gary Moncur, HIstorian, Mission Report of 30-Dec-42: http://www.303rdbg.com/missionreports/008.pdf
Lee Cunningham 25-Jan-2016, Added Mission #5 event per 303BG website, Gary Moncur, HIstorian, Mission Report of 20-Dec-42: http://www.303rdbg.com/missionreports/007.pdf
Lee Cunningham 25-Jan-2016, Added Mission #4 event per 303BG website, Gary Moncur, HIstorian, Mission Report of 12-Dec-42: http://www.303rdbg.com/missionreports/006.pdf
Lee Cunningham 25-Jan-2016, Added Mission #3 event per 303BG website, Gary Moncur, HIstorian, Mission Report of 23-Nov-42: http://www.303rdbg.com/missionreports/004.pdf
Lee Cunningham 25-Jan-2016, Added Mission #2 event per 303BG website, Gary Moncur, HIstorian, Mission Report of 18-Nov-42: http://www.303rdbg.com/missionreports/002.pdf
Lee Cunningham 25-Jan-2016, Added Mission #1 event per 303BG website, Gary Moncur, HIstorian, Mission Report of 17-Nov-42: http://www.303rdbg.com/missionreports/001.pdf
Lee Cunningham 25-Jan-2016. Added Arrived in UK event 303BG website, Gary Moncur, Historian per Jacob W. Fredericks crew page: http://www.303rdbg.com/c-360-fredericks.html
Lee Cunningham 25-Jan-2016. Added Assigned to Aircraft event 303BG website, Gary Moncur, Historian per Jacob W. Fredericks crew page: http://www.303rdbg.com/c-360-fredericks.html
Lee Cunningham 25-Jan-2016. Added initial assignment, and arrival info to Summary Biography; made connections to Place, Aircraft (through 3-Jan-43) and Missions (through 3-Jan-43) per 303BG website, Gary Moncur, Historian per Jacob W. Fredericks crew page: http://www.303rdbg.com/c-360-fredericks.html
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Hell's Angels Newsletter May 2001