Frederick Gano
MilitaryNARA Ref 342-FH-3A10215-C61689AC.
Assigned to 427BS, 303BG, 8AF USAAF. 35 x combat mission. ETD
Awards: AM (3OLC), WWII Victory, EAME (2 x Battle Stars).
Post war: Upon his return from England, Fred was sent to Lubbock, Texas for Instrument Pilot Instructors Course and then to Keesler Field, Mississippi as a Flight Instructor, to instruct in B-17 airborne lifeboat rescue training.
Fred married Katharine Grohosky, and together they started a family in Jerome, Idaho and raised five children. Fred had an auto body shop for several years. With his love of flying, he sold his business and began flying private charters and eventually worked for the US Forest Service. He flew a DC-3 transporting smoke jumpers across the country. Later he worked for a commuter airline as Chief Pilot. In later years Fred enjoyed dabbling as a bench jeweller, gemologist and faceting semi precious stones.
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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: 303rd Bomb Group 427th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 39296029
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Flight Engineer / Top Turret
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 427th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-772019
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Bombardier
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 427th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 32458111
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 427th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-768497
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 427th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: T125327
- Highest Rank: Flight Officer
- Role/Job: Navigator
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Miss Lace
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
Burley, ID | 3 October 1921 | Son of Orville and Ruby May Gano. |
Enlisted |
Salt Lake City, UT | 1 July 1944 | Salt Lake City, Utah |
Died |
13 December 2011 | ||
Buried |
Dry Creek Cemetery Boise, Ada County, ID | 16 December 2011 | Dry Creek Cemetery Boise, Ada County, Idaho |
Based |
Molesworth | Assigned to 427BS, 303BG, 8AF USAAF. |
Revisions
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Roster