Gerald S Westcott | American Air Museum

Gerald S Westcott

Military ROLL OF HONOUR

Killed in Action (KIA) Mid air collisiion and crashed near Magdeburg in B-24 Ever Lovin Gal #4128829

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Units served with

The insignia of the 44th Bomb Group.

44th Bomb Group

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

506th Bomb Squadron

Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
Air Force: Eighth Air Force

Aircraft

41-28829

Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
Nicknames: My Everlovin Gal
Unit: 44th Bomb Group 506th Bomb Squadron

Places

Field Ambulances standby as B-24 Liberators of the 44th Bomb Group line up for takeoff at Shipdham. Image has been signed on reverse with an illegible signature. Handwritten caption on reverse: '281-66-76.'

Shipdham

Site type: Airfield
Known as: Pathway

Events

Event	Location	Date	Description
Died		29 June 1944
Born	Columbia S/C

Revisions

Date27 Sep 2014 18:11:23

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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 7093