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Billy G Gonser

Military ROLL OF HONOUR

Killed in Action (KIA) Crashed near Bautzen in B-17 Stinker #42102597

Distinguished Flying Cross (12 Aug 1944); Oak Leaf Cluster 5 Aug 1944

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Units served with

The insignia of the 398th Bomb Group.

398th Bomb Group

Unit Hierarchy: Group
Air Force: Eighth Air Force
Type Category: Bombardment

The insignia of the 602nd Bomb Squadron, 398th Bomb Group. Featuring the Disney character 'Goofy'.

602nd Bomb Squadron

Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
Air Force: Eighth Air Force
Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

42-102597

Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
Nicknames: Stinker
Unit: 398th Bomb Group 602nd Bomb Squadron

Places

Aerial photograph of Nuthampstead Airfield looking north, the technical and recreation sites are on the left, the ammunition dump and firing butts are at the bottom, 9 June 1948. Photograph taken by No. 58 Squadron, sortie number RAF/58/53. English Heritage (RAF Photography).

Nuthampstead

Site type: Airfield

Events

Event	Location	Date	Description
Died		12 September 1944
Born	Bronson, Michigan
Buried

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Date27 Sep 2014 18:04:39

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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 8917