Gordon Leith Lord
Military ROLL OF HONOURAssigned to 853BS, 491BG, 8AF USAAF. John Kenney crew. Failed to Return (FTR) Swabische Hall. Crashed Sermenstedt in B-24 'Ain't Bluffing' 44-40246 Killed in Action (KIA) MACR 8861
Awards: DFC, DSC, SS, AM (5OLC), PH.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 491st Bomb Group 853rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: T-190888
- Highest Rank: Flight Officer
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: Aint Bluffing
- Unit: 491st Bomb Group 853rd Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Stanwood, WA | 15 January 1922 | Son of Leith Wade and Ann Katheryn [Pearson] Lord. Step son to Willard Lord. |
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Enlisted |
Spokane, WA | 11 January 1943 | Spokane, Washington |
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Other Married |
Coeur d'Alene, ID | 11 April 1943 | Married to Betty Halstead. |
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Died |
Sermenstedt, Germany | 13 September 1944 | Failed to Return (FTR) Swabische Hall. Crashed Sermenstedt in B-24 'Ain't Bluffing' 44-40246 KIA MACR 8861 |
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Buried |
Riverview Cemetery, Chelan, Chelan County, WA | Re-Interred Riverview Cemetery Chelan, Chelan County, Washington Row 20, Block 112, Lot 6 | |
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Based |
Metfield | 13 September 1944 | Assigned to 853BS, 491BG, 8AF USAAF. |
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Other Training |
Biggs Field, TX | Biggs Field, Texas | |
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Other Training |
Sheppard Field, TX | Sheppard Field, Texas |
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 8861 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database