Gilbert Eddie Bengtson

Military

Object Number - UPL 31588 - Lt Cogwell and crew of the 360th Bomb Squadron, 303rd Bomb Group based in England, pose in front Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress" 'Shangrila Lil'. 16...

On 30 July 1943, crashed into North Sea 22 miles off Felixstowe, England on return from raid on Kassel, Germany in B-17 42-29738 'Upstairs Maid'. Picked up by British Air Sea Rescue and returned to base. All survived, with serious injury only to Navigator Ed Cobb.

Awards: AM, WWII Victory, EAME.

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Units served with

Official emblem of the 303rd Bomb Group approved 7 November 1942.

303rd Bomb Group

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

People

Robert Whitney Cogswell

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 360th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 20321821 / O-734072
  • Highest Rank: Major
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

42-29738

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: The Upstairs Maid
  • Unit: 100th Bomb Group 303rd Bomb Group 350th Bomb Squadron 360th Bomb Squadron

42-29754

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Mason's Morons, Shangri-La Lil
  • Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 95th Bomb Group 334th Bomb Squadron 360th Bomb Squadron

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Enlisted

28 May 1942

Other

Discharged USAAF

24 October 1945 Honourable discharge.

Buried

Elmwood Cemetery Lindsborg, McPherson County, KS 22 November 1990 Elmwood Cemetery Lindsborg, McPherson County, Kansas

Born

Born

Revisions

Date12 Feb 2021 16:34:48
ContributorAl_Skiff
ChangesChanges to surname, middlename, biography, awards and events
Sources

https://www.fold3.com/record/69194332/gilbert-e-bengtson-social-securit…
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/32630077/gilbert-eddie-bengtson
Removed # from A/C serial No. to aid clarity and consistency

Date28 Mar 2020 18:24:53
Contributorjmoore43
ChangesChanges to biography
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Added a "-" to the A/C serial number in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.

Date31 Jan 2018 22:15:06
ContributorAl_Skiff
ChangesChanges to unit associations, place associations and aircraft associations
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Key Image ID.

Date27 Sep 2014 18:11:25
ContributorAAM
ChangesAAM ingest
Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Roll of Honor, Losses of the 8th & 9th AFs Vol I by Bishop & Hey p. 208, 291

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Object number: UPL 31588 - Lt Cogwell and crew of the 360th Bomb Squadron...