Gail C Campbell
Military ROLL OF HONOURAssigned to 250BS, 100BG, 8AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) coastal training mission in B-17 42-102611 'Lady Boss', last seen 5 miles off Great Yarmouth. Posted MIA, later as no trace had been found, changed to Killed in Action (KIA) MACR 6993.
Awards: PH.
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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: 19051046 / O-816730
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Boss Lady
- Unit: 100th Bomb Group 350th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Enlisted |
Fort Harrison State Park, 6000 N Post Rd, Indianapolis, IN 46216, USA | 21 August 1941 | Fort Benjamin, Harrison, IN |
Died |
Great Yarmouth, UK | 27 June 1944 | Failed to Return (FTR) coastal training mission, last seen 5 miles off Great Yarmouth. Posted MIA, later as no trace had been found, changed to KIA MACR 6993. |
Buried |
Tablets of the Missing Cambridge American Cemetery and Memorial | ||
Born |
Indiana, USA | Son of Arthur R and Carrie C Campbell. | |
Based |
Thorpe Abbotts | 27 June 1944 | Assigned to 250BS, 100BG, 8AF USAAF. |
Albuquerque, NM, USA |
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 6993, Microfiche #2530