John J Gilson Jr
Military
Sources French Archives AD31/ 5795W690
Arrest Group at Matabiau Station 2/02/1944 : 1/Lt Wayne BOGARD - Joseph BURKOWSKI - 2/Lt George PADGETT - Sgt John GILSON - 2/Lt Jack D GEORGE - 2/Lt Harmon SMITH
Born at BINCHAMPTON (New-York)
RAMP File 22/05/1945
Object Number - UPL 7027 - John J. Gilson, Jr., Sgt. 42-31179 Stinky Weather shot down 12/31/1943. Initially evaded with help of French Resistance, but was arrested by...
Shot down 31 December 1943 in B-17 #4231179. Prisoner of War (POW).
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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
- Nicknames: Stinky Weather
- Unit: 351st Bomb Group 511th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Binghamton, NY, USA | 30 October 1920 | October 30, 1920 in Binghamton, New York. Parents Mary and John J. Gilson, Sr. |
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Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Belgium | 31 December 1943 |
Revisions
Brought in information from duplicate record. Source:
http://www.351st.org/loadlist/search.php?type=s&serial=12098483
MACR 1980 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 1980
