Ansel J Gladish
Military
Personal knowledge of my father, Ansel J. Gladish.
Object Number - UPL 60907 - Ansel J. Gladish, top gunner/flight engineer
Prisoner of War (POW) crashed on 13 Jan 45 in B-24 #4250661
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Unit: 448th Bomb Group 714th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Born |
Petersburg, Indiana, USA | 9 October 1916 | |
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Enlisted |
3 October 1940 | ||
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Died |
Fairfield, CA, USA | 13 April 1985 | |
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Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Germany | 13 January 1945 |
Revisions
Contributorbgladish
Changes
Sources
Special orders 162 and 233 of the 489th Bombardment Group in which my father was promoted to S/Sgt and T/Sgt, respectively.
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 11583 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database
