Frank Robert Gibbons

Military

Assigned to 551BS, 385BG, 8AF USAAF. Gibbons flew his first mission as co-pilot to Lt Thomas G. Funk and in the tail gunners position with Lt William A. Saunders. 34 x missions as pilot for a total of 36 x missions. ETD

 

Awards: AM (4OLC), EAME (3BS), WWII Victory.

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Charles Jones Pate

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 551st Bomb Squadron 385th Bomb Group
  • Service Numbers: 34051369 / O-?
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Co-pilot

Millard Ray Roberts

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 551st Bomb Squadron 385th Bomb Group
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Tail Turret Gunner
Edward Wilson

Edward Spaulding Wilson

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 551st Bomb Squadron 385th Bomb Group
  • Service Numbers: O-2069176
  • Highest Rank: Lieutenant Colonel
  • Role/Job: Navigator

Walter Preston Yates

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 551st Bomb Squadron 385th Bomb Group
  • Service Numbers: 18097725
  • Highest Rank: Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner

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Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Waterville, New York 23 June 1916 BornWaterville, New York

Died

Utica, New York 20 June 1988 DiedUtica, New York

Buried

Saint Bernard's Cemetery Waterville, New York 23 July 1988 BornSaint Bernard's CemeteryWaterville, New York

Revisions

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Sources

https://www.fold3.com/image/670996171

https://www.385thbga.com/records/database/

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/109905733/frank-r-gibbons

 

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / unit history