Howard R Gilbert
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
Snippet from 93rd Bomb Group unit history - see https://www.americanairmuseum.com/media/25116
Object Number - UPL 25927 - Howard R. Gilbert, 93rd Bomb Group
Lt. Howard Gilbert was killed in action while serving as bombardier on the B-24D, 41-23745, Katy Bug, when the aircraft lost two engines while attempting a landing at Little Stukeley and struck a tree. Three other crew members were also killed in action (KIA). The aircraft was salvaged. 4 KIA. 27 Nov 42.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: - Katy Bug
- Unit: 93rd Bomb Group 328th Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 18 November 1942
- Official Description:
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Other Killed on Mission (KOM) |
Little Stukeley, Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire PE28, UK | 18 November 1942 | Killed when the aircraft crashed during an emergency landing after striking a tree. |
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Born |
Ohio | ||
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Buried |
Buried at the Cambridge American Cemetery Plot D, Row 6, Grave 67. |
Revisions
Removed punctuation marks from around aircraft name for clarity, uniformity, and readability. - Kickapoo
Lee Cunningham 28-Nov-2014. Edited biography and made Place. Aircraft, Mission Associations and KOOM event per "Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces" stan Bishop & John A. Hey MBE
ABMC, Losses of the 8th and 9th Air Forces Volume I by Bishop and Hey p. 47 / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia
