John J Gemborski
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
The names :
* Sgt Vincent Reese, aged 22 [ Right Waist Gunner on #42-39795 - 303BG/359BS - lost 30 December 1943 ]
* Sgt Orian Owens, aged 24,
* Sgt Charles Nichols, aged 23 and
* Sgt John Gemborski, aged 21
[ all 3 on board #42-30782 of 306BG/368BS, lost 11 January 1944 ]
* Lt George Eike, aged 23,
* 2nd Lt Robert Benninger, aged 21 and
* Sgt John Pindroch, aged 19
[ all three on board #42-31499 - 306BG/369BS - lost 2 February 1944 ]
* 2nd Lt William Huish, aged 24 [ Navigator on #42-29656 - 91BG/322BS lost on 20 February 1944 ]
The two Belgians :
* Henri Fontaine, aged 25 [ deported; disappeared in Koblenz, Germany ]
* Joseph Simon, aged 21 [ died in the Dachau concentration camp, Germany ]
Corrected a typo in the "Caption" - "executed" was misspelled.
Object Number - UPL 19150 - Plaque in Saint-Rémy near Chimay, Belgium to the memory of the eight US airmen who were savagely executed by Germans soldiers on 22 April 1944 and...
Shot down by fighters on mission to Halberstadt on 11 Jan 1944 in B-17 #42-30782. Killed in Action (KIA). Sergeant Gembrowski and two others evaded until they were surrounded and shot by Security Forces in Belgium.
AM w/ Oak Leaf Cluster
Connections
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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
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Unit: 306th Bomb Group 368th Bomb Squadron
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Chicago, Illinois | 17 November 1919 | |
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Other Bailed out / Evaded (EVD) |
Belgium | 11 January 1944 - 22 April 1944 | He bailed out on 11 January 1944 near Rijssen, Holland and was last seen in the woods near Chimay, Belgium. |
|
Died |
Charleroi, Belgium | 22 April 1944 | He was with members of Belgium White Army when captured. He was shot with these men at Charleroi, Belgium. |
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Buried |
Netherlands American Cemetery | Plot M-4-6 |
Revisions
Updated the Born and Buried events per Find-a-grave Memorial ID 56299019.
SOURCE: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/56299019/john-j-gemborski
Added the words "Possible DUPLICATE" in the nickname field so an admin can check out this person.
Added a connection to A/C #42-30782 listed in the "Summary biography".
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 1931, 8th AF Losses, WWII Memorial