Giles C Avriett
MilitaryDamaged by flak and landed in Sweden on 8/24/44 in B-24 'Near Sighted Robin' #41-28851, Interned (INT).
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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: 34th Bomb Group 7th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 34538625
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Gunner, Top Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 34th Bomb Group 7th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Bombardier
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 34th Bomb Group 7th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 34th Bomb Group 7th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: waist gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 34th Bomb Group 7th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: The Near Sighted Robin
- Unit: 34th Bomb Group 7th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: Ann
- Unit: 34th Bomb Group 18th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: The Uninvited
- Unit: 34th Bomb Group 18th Bomb Squadron 492nd Bomb Group 856th Bomb Squadron 858th Bomb Squadron 448th Bomb Group 715th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: Paper Doll
- Unit: 34th Bomb Group 466th Bomb Group 786th Bomb Squadron 7th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: Skotty
- Unit: 34th Bomb Group 18th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: RAF Mendlesham
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
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Other Interned (INT) |
24 August 1944 |
Revisions
Contributorjmoore43
Changes
Sources
Added a "-" to the A/C tail # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.
Changed the location of the "Interned" event to "Sweden” per info in the "Summary biography".
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 8461 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database