Gilbert O Eisermann

Military

Entered service at Cincinnati, OH 21 October 1942. Joined 392nd BG March 1944. Shot down 29 May 1944 in B-24 #42-52604, Prisoner of War (POW).



Rank at end of WW II was 1st Lt. Rank at retirement from service was Major.



Awards: POW

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Units served with

The insignia of the 392nd Bomb Group.

392nd Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

42-52604

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Unit: 392nd Bomb Group 578th Bomb Squadron

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Cincinnati, Ohio, USA

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Germany 29 May 1944

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Sources

392nd BG Memorial Association Membership Directory, June 1987; MACR 5214 / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 5214 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database