August Henry Gaspar
MilitaryFrom left to right:
Sgt James M Johnson, of Holdenville, Okla., waist gunner;
Sgt Donald Garrison, of Eldorado, Ill., waist-gunner;
Lt. August Gaspar, of Oakland, Calif., bombardier;
Lt. Frank Murphy, of Ax, Georgia, navigator;
Lt. Glenn Graham, of Freedom, Pa.,
Image stamped on reverse: 'Associated Press.' [stamp], 'Reviewed and passed U.S. Army 23 Aug 1943 Press Censor E.T.O. U.S.A.' [stamp], 'Passed for publication 23 August 1943 INTLD 16 General Section Press Censorship Bureau ' [stamp], '280032.' [Censor No].
Printed caption on reverse: 'Men who made shuttle-bombing raid on Regensburg. Associated Press Photo shows, left to right: Sgt Jas. M. Johnson, of Holdenville, Okla., waist gunner; Sgt Donald Gallison, of Eldorado, Ill., waist-gunner; Lt. August Gasper, of Oakland, Calif., bombardier; Lt. Frank Murphy, of Ax, Georgia, navigator; Lt. Glenn Graham, of Freedom, Pa., co-pilot, seen wearing fezes and holding Arabian knives on their arrival back at a bomber station "somewhere in England" yesterday, August 22.' Roger Freeman Collection
Correction to previous source message: This is the image that helps identify the airmen: https://www.americanairmuseum.com/media/4310
Assigned to 350BS, 100BG, 8AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) Munster in B-17 42-30725 'Aw-R-Go'; shot down 10-Oct-43. Prisoner of War (POW). MACR 1028
Awards: POW, WWII Victory, EAME.
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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: 100th Bomb Group 350th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 11037199 / O-791077
- Highest Rank: Captain
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 100th Bomb Group 350th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-790276
- Highest Rank: Captain
- Role/Job: Navigator
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Aw-r-go
- Unit: 100th Bomb Group 350th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Dulag Luft Grosstychow Dulag 12
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Stalag Luft III, Sagan, Germany
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
Oakland, CA | 30 March 1917 | Son of Mary Gaspar. |
Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Zagan, Poland | 10 October 1943 | Prisoner of War (POW). Stalag Luft III. |
Other Baled out POW |
Munster, Germany | 10 October 1943 | Failed to Return (FTR) Munster in B-17 42-30725 'Aw-R-Go'; shot down 10-Oct-43. Prisoner of War (POW). MACR 1028 |
Died |
Walnut Creek, CA | 25 September 2007 | |
Buried |
Holy Sepulchre Cemetery Hayward, Alameda County, CA | 28 September 2007 | Holy Sepulchre Cemetery Hayward, Alameda County, California |
Based |
Thorpe Abbotts | 10 October 1943 | Assigned to 350BS, 100BG, 8AF USAAF. |
Revisions
https://www.fold3.com/image/28604638
https://www.fold3.com/image/630281885
https://www.fold3.com/record/74128393-august-henry-gaspar
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/21867157/august-h.-gaspar
Removed # from A/C serial to aid clarity and consistency
Added a "-" to the A/C serial # in the "Summary biography" for readability. Added S/N and POW camp information from WW2 POW records at the National Archives.
100th Bomb Group Foundation Directory, 2000 - 2001; MACR 1028 / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 1028 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database