Gilbert Arnold Borba

Military ROLL OF HONOUR
media-41452.jpeg UPL 41452 R-L, Sgt Gilbert Borba, Sgt Donald Rieger and Sgt Peter Martin (Unk mechanic)

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Object Number - UPL 41452 - R-L, Sgt Gilbert Borba, Sgt Donald Rieger and Sgt Peter Martin (Unk mechanic)

Sgt Gilbert A. Borba, only survivor, all other crew were Killed in Action (KIA) 08-08-1944 Shot down by flak and crashed near St Sylvain, France in B-17 "Varga Venus" #4337865

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Units served with

The wreckage of a B-24 Liberator (GO-K) of the 328th Bomb Squadron, 93rd Bomb Group that has crash landed. A B-17 Flying Fortress of the 100th Bomb Group is in the background.

100th Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment
Three B-17 Flying Fortresses of the 94th Bomb Group are attacked by a Nazi Fighter aircraft during a mission. Printed caption on reverse of print: 'A-62641 USAF: Nazi fighter plane attacking Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortresses" during a bomb run over enemy installations somewhere in Europe, 10 September 1944. 100th[sic] Bomb Group, 3rd Bomb Division. U.S. Air Force Photo.'

3rd Bomb Division

  • Unit Hierarchy: Division
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Combat organisation

People

Elton Dickens

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 349th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-757704
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Bombardier, Flight Engineer; Top Turret Gunner

John P Keys

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 349th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-810894
  • Highest Rank: Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Peter P Martin

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 349th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 39122647
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner

Harry D Park

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 349th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 36477145
  • Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner

Frank O Thomas

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 349th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 11070824
  • Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Radio Operator

Aircraft

Varga Venus

42-102621

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Varga Venus
  • Unit: 100th Bomb Group 350th Bomb Squadron

42-107230

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Yehudi

43-37865

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 100th Bomb Group 349th Bomb Squadron

Missions

527

  • Date: 7 August 1944
B-17 Flying Fortresses of the 305th Bomb Group fly in formation.

514

  • Date: 4 August 1944

510

  • Date: 2 August 1944

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Aromas, California, USA 13 July 1923

Enlisted

San Francisco, California, USA 9 February 1943

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

France 8 August 1944 - 1 June 1945 France RAMP Camp #1, APO 562

Died

Reno, Nevada, USA 4 March 1983

Buried

Watsonville, California, USA 10 March 1983 Pioneer Cemetery 66 Marin Street Watsonville, CA 95076 Section 5, Lot 80

Revisions

Date21 May 2020 04:00:46
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Family information and orginal files

Date21 May 2020 02:18:17
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Info updated

Date29 Jan 2020 19:40:04
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Family held records/pictures and supporting documents

Date29 Jan 2020 18:43:37
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Family held documents, flight journal

Date27 Sep 2014 18:11:25
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 8073 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database

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