Gordon Charles Behling
MilitaryAssigned to 767BS, 561BG, 15AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) Blechammer mission in B-24 42-51319 'Welcome Wagon'; A/C mauled by fighters, baled out. Prisoner of War (POW) MACR 10651
Awards: POW, WWII Victory, EAME.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Fifteenth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Fifteenth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 461st Bomb Group 767th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 14164992 / O-825560
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: Welcome Wagon
- Unit: 461st Bomb Group 767th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Dulag Luft Grosstychow Dulag 12
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Stalag Luft I, Barth, Germany
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Cerignola #3
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Jefferson County, WI | 11 November 1923 | Son of Arnold A and Alice Behling. |
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Enlisted |
Eau Claire, WI | 15 December 1942 | Eau Claire, Wisconsin |
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Other Baled out POW |
Prague, Czech | 17 December 1944 | Failed to Return (FTR) Blechammer mission in B-24 42-51319 'Welcome Wagon'; A/C mauled by fighters, baled out. POW MACR 10651 |
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Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Barth, Germany | 17 December 1944 | Prisoner of War (POW). Stalag Luft I. |
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Died |
Madison, WI | 7 October 2007 | |
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Buried |
Forest Hill Cemetery Madison, Dane County, WI | 10 October 2007 | Forest Hill Cemetery Madison, Dane County, WI |
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Based |
Torretta | 17 December 1944 | Assigned to 767BS, 561BG, 15AF USAAF. |
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