John E Gawley

Military
media-50691.jpeg UPL 50691 Goldsmith Crew, 91st BG
BACK ROW - LEFT TO RIGHT:
Sgt. John E. Gawley, Engineer, East Orange, NJ; Sgt. Hugo A. Miller, Radio Operator, Allen Park, MI; Sgt. Frank S. Glenn, Ball Turret Gunner, Turlock, CA; Sgt. Lester F. Umlor, Turret Gunner, Detroit, MI; Sgt. Merrel L. Duncan, Gunner, Dundee, MN; Sgt. William S. Beavers, Tail Gunner, Chidester, AR
FRONT ROW - LEFT TO RIGHT:
1st Lt. Robert R. (Goldie) Goldsmith, Pilot, Tulsa, OK; 1st Lt. Charles H. (Chuck) Davis, Co-Pilot, Lee's Summit, MO; 1st Lt. Hugh W. Brooks, Navigator, Kootenai, ID; 1st Lt. Julius D. Cobb, Bombardier, Massapequa, NY
PHOTO CONTRIBUTED BY LOREN GLENN

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Object Number - UPL 50691 - Goldsmith Crew, 91st BG BACK ROW - LEFT TO RIGHT: Sgt. John E. Gawley, Engineer, East Orange, NJ; Sgt. Hugo A. Miller, Radio Operator, Allen Park,...

A Flight Engineer with the 401st Sqdn., 91st BG, Gawley completed 30 missions. His pilot credited him with enabling the plane to return to base many times, dealing with severed fuel lines and damaged hydraulics.



Post war Gawley worked for Shell Oil and was for twelve years Plant Engineer for Marlboro' Municipal Authority.

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Unofficial emblem of the 91st Bomb Group.

91st Bomb Group

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

People

Hugh W Brooks

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 91st Bomb Group
  • Role/Job: Navigator

Julius D Cobb

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 91st Bomb Group
  • Role/Job: Bombardier

Charles H Davis

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 91st Bomb Group 401st Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

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Biography completed by historian Helen Millgate. Information sourced from newsletters of the 91st Bomb Group related to the service of John Gawley.

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Object number: UPL 50691 - Goldsmith Crew, 91st BG BACK ROW - LEFT TO RIGHT...