Greeley Gay

Military
media-44866.jpeg UPL 44866 Marvin Kravet crew, 547BS, 384BG, 8AF.

Rear L-R: Marvin Kravet(P), Neil E. Walling (N), Floyd R. Pederson (B), Greely Gay, (CP).

Front L-R: Kenneth D. Gray (RO), Claus N. Gustafson (FG), John S. Cox (BT), Kenneth W. Swift (TT), Urban W. Westrick (TT).

USAAF Photo

Object Number - UPL 44866 - Marvin Kravet crew, 547BS, 384BG, 8AF. Rear L-R: Marvin Kravet(P), Neil E. Walling (N), Floyd R. Pederson (B), Greely Gay, (CP). Front L-R:...

Assigned to 547BS, 384BG, 8AF USAAF. Marv Kravet crew. 12 x combat missions. Transferred to 15th AF.

Awards: AM, WWII Victory, EAME.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 384th Bomb Group.

384th Bomb Group

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

People

Marvin Robert Kravet

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 547th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 31053291 / O-742731
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

42-31871

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 547th Bomb Squadron

42-37801

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: The Duchess : Dynamite Express
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 547th Bomb Squadron

42-38013

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Nevada Avenger
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 546th Bomb Squadron 547th Bomb Squadron

42-97231

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 547th Bomb Squadron

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Bowlingtown, KY 7 August 1918

Other

Transferred

4 April 1944 Transferred to 15th AF.

Died

Versailles, IN 14 March 2011

Based

4 April 1944 Assigned to 547BS, 384BG, 8AF USAAF.

Revisions

Date
ContributorAl_Skiff
ChangesChanges to service number, role, biography, awards, events, unit associations, place associations, aircraft associations and media associations. Changes to Role of Honour Picture. Changes to Role of Honour Picture
Sources

https://www.fold3.com/image/648118038
https://www.fold3.com/record/284477205-greeley-gay
https://384thbombgroup.com/_content/_pages/person.php?PersonKey=1324

Date
ContributorAAM
ChangesAAM ingest
Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / http://384thbombgroup.com/_content/_pages/PersonnelSearch.php?LastName=…

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