Gilbert Arnold Borba
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
Family held document
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

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

- Unit Hierarchy: Wing
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force

- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- 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.'](https://assets.americanairmuseum.com/s3fs-public/styles/max_650x650/public/freeman/media-408505.jpg?itok=Hi-SN9sg)
- Unit Hierarchy: Division
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Combat organisation
People

- 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

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

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

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

- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 349th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 11070824
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator
Aircraft
Missions
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
Family information and orginal files
Family held records/pictures and supporting documents
Family held documents, flight journal
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