Gillespie Bryan
MilitaryAssigned 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
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
Places
- 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
ContributorAl_Skiff
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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