Harold Otis Gilley
MilitaryShot down 5 January 1944 in B-17 #42-30200 "Slo-Time Sally". Evaded (EVD). Helped by French citizens and members of the Résistance, he was guided to Brittany, from where, along with 15 other American airmen and a Belgian member of the RAF, he boarded a Royal Navy Motor Gun Boat on 26 February 1944. It was MGB-503, which left from Sous-Kéruzeau and arrived in Dartmouth, England on 27 February 1944. Escape & Evasion Report E&E 428.
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- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 94th Bomb Group 410th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 38158454
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 94th Bomb Group 410th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 36278383
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: waist gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 94th Bomb Group 410th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 35374137
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 94th Bomb Group 410th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 33254507
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
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| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
24 April 1922 | ||
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Other Evaded |
France | 5 January 1944 - 27 February 1944 | |
| Harrisburg, Illinois |
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 1892 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database