Gerald Griffin Little
Military
CoPilot 2Lt Walter W Kamstra, Nav 2Lt Robert J Wallace, Tog Sgt Arlan R Allen, Eng S/Sgt Charles F Carlson, RO S/Sgt Gerald G Little, Ball Sgt Walter G Beckwith, Tail Sgt John T McDonald, Waist Sgt Warren L Partsch.
Object Number - UPL 30601 - Morton C Perkins crew: CoPilot 2Lt Walter W Kamstra, Nav 2Lt Robert J Wallace, Tog Sgt Arlan R Allen, Eng S/Sgt Charles F Carlson, RO S/Sgt Gerald...
Assigned 358BS, 303BG, 8AF USAAF. 23 x combat missions. Mechanical problems en route Berlin, left them for the return journey 26-Feb-45 force landed at Zolotonosha, Russia, after a short stay at Poltava they were flown out by Air Transport Cmd. RTD
Awards: 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: 303rd Bomb Group 358th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 11998989 / O-?
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 360th Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 26 February 1945
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Philadelphia County, PA | 4 July 1925 | Son of John and Florence M Little. |
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Enlisted |
Philadelphia, PA | 31 August 1943 | |
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Other Force landing Mech |
Zolotonosha, Russia | 26 February 1945 | Short of fuel, due to mech problems, Force landed Zolotonosha, Russia. RTD |
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Other Returned from Russia |
26 February 1945 - 12 March 1945 | Guest of the Russians. Returned to base 12-Mar-45. Flown out of Zolotonosha to Russian airbase. Shipped to Poltava, Russia by train, then back to London with US Air Transport Cmd via stops in Tehran, Iran; Cairo, Egypt; Tobruk, North Africa; Athens, Greece and Naples, Italy | |
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Other Discharged USAAF |
21 November 1945 | Honourable discharge. | |
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Based |
Molesworth | Assigned 358BS, 303BG, 8AF USAAF. 23 missions (15-Feb-45 to 20-Apr-45). | |
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Died |
Variously cited as Sep-83 or 11 Sep 1984. |
Revisions
https://www.fold3.com/image/545957350
https://www.fold3.com/record/19677509-gerald-little
https://www.fold3.com/record/87447034-gerald-g-little
https://www.fold3.com/record/624449159-gerald-little-1925
https://www.fold3.com/image/161243275?terms=Walter%20Kamstra
http://www.303rdbg.com/358perkins.html
http://www.303rdbg.com/rost-kl.html#L
Combat Chronology Supplement p. 193-194 / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia
