Gillespie Bryan

Military

Assigned to HQ Sqn, 78FG, 8AF USAAF. Transferred to 84FS, 78FG, 8AF USAAF. 8 x combat missions. End of War (EOW).



Awards: DFC, AM (6OLC), WWII Victory, EAME, American Defense.



Post war: Remained in USAF rising to Lt Colonel.

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Units served with

Places

Line up of P-47 Thunderbolts of the 82nd Fighter Squadron, 78th Fighter Group, at Duxford air base. September 1944. Printed caption on reverse of print: '55432 AC - War Birds Home To Rest - Republic P-47 Thunderbolts lined up on an 8th Air Force field in England after a daylight sweep over Germany. Crews have finished inspections and refueling.'
  • Site type: Airfield
  • Known as: "Duckpond"

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Montgomery County, MS, USA 5 June 1917 Son of Leroy C and Mary Ellen [O'Keefe] Bryan.

Enlisted

Jackson, MS, USA 9 September 1940

Based

Duxford 12 May 1945 Transferred to 84FS, 78FG, 8AF USAAF.

Died

Houston, TX, USA 31 March 1984
Winona, MS, USA

Based

Duxford 12 May 1945 Assigned to HQ Sqn, 78FG, 8AF USAAF.

Other

Pilot training

Hicks Airfield, 100 Aviator Dr, Fort Worth, TX 76179, USA Flight training - Primary - Hicks Field, Fort Worth TX, USA

Other

Pilot training

Randolph AFB, TX 78148, USA Flight training - Basic - Randolph Field, TX, USA

Other

Pilot training

Kelly, San Antonio, TX 78227, USA Flight training - Advanced - Kelly Field, TX, USA

Revisions

Date
Changes
Sources

Merged with duplicate entrie to include details from:
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia ;
Unit roster in Fry's book 'Eagles of Duxford', p135;
Unit roster on page 131 in 'Eagles of Duxford' book by Fry

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ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources

Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list