Jack Paul Gaffney
Military
Object Number - UPL 26836 - " Sgt Jack Gaffney, [ San Bernardino, California ], has named his engine on a Boeing B-17 after his best back-home girl Judith sorry, but It's true-...
Assigned to 401BS, 91BG, 8AF USAAF. In addition to his mechanic duties, Sgt Gaffney created "nose art" for seven different 91st BG Fortresses. He painted nose art for "Invasion II" (42-5070), "The Bad Egg" (41-24484), "The Sky Wolf" (41-24527), "Shamrock Special" (42-29591), "Destiny's Child" (42-31812), "Los Angeles City Limits" (42-107018), "Sunkist Sue" (44-6293).
It has now been documented that Sgt Gaffney created Nose art for an Eighth aircraft. "Stinky" 41-9045
Awards: Bronze Star, WWII Victory, EAME.
Connections
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 91st Bomb Group The Ragged Irregulars 401st Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 32183032
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner / Flight engineer
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 91st Bomb Group The Ragged Irregulars 324th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 16059365 / O-665326
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Bad Egg
- Unit: 2nd Strategic Air Depot 390th Bomb Group 91st Bomb Group The Ragged Irregulars 401st Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: The Sky Wolf, Great Speckled Bird
- Unit: 91st Bomb Group The Ragged Irregulars 324th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Stinky
- Unit: 92nd Bomb Group Fame's Favoured Few 97th Bomb Group
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Los angeles city limits
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 535th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: The Shamrock Special
- Unit: VIII Air Force Service Command 91st Bomb Group The Ragged Irregulars 95th Bomb Group 335th Bomb Squadron 336th Bomb Squadron 401st Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
East Aurora, NY 14052, USA | 16 October 1918 | Son of Gladys E Gaffney. |
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Enlisted |
3601 S Gaffey St, San Pedro, CA 90731, USA | 25 October 1941 | Fort MacArthur San Pedro, California |
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Died |
Palm Desert, CA, USA | 17 July 2011 | |
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Buried |
Riverside National Cemetery Riverside Riverside County CA | 21 July 2011 | Riverside National Cemetery Riverside Riverside County California, USA |
| San Bernardino, CA, USA | |||
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Based |
Bassingbourn | Assigned to 401BS, 91BG, 8AF USAAF. |
Revisions
Added associations to the A/C 41-24484, 41-24527, 42-31812, 42-107018 & 44-6293 mentioned in his "Summary biography".
Information from Paul Browne eagles-over-ireland.site50.net
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / self
