Joseph Gross
MilitaryTop row, left to right: Hendrix, Gates, Reeser, Norton, Gross.
Bottom row , left to right. James Bradley, Wiggins, Scott, Cole (Cole was pilot that went down with plane when they were shot down over France, Jan 1944 James M Bradley
Added connections to airmen's records.
Shot down 5 January 1944 in B-17 #42-30665 'Hunyak'. Downed by flak and fighters. Crashed near Royan, France. Evaded. Escape & Evasion Report E&E 919.
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- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 96th Bomb Group 339th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 14104775 at enlistment, then O-687639
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 96th Bomb Group 339th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 33477359
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 96th Bomb Group 339th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 13068254 at enlistment, then O-808203
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
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Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | 25 January 1922 | |
Other Evaded (EVD) |
17200 Royan, France | 5 January 1944 - 10 August 1944 | After landing near Royan, France, he was helped in his evasion by French citizens and Résistance members. He was flown back from France on 10 August 1944, landing at Harrington, UK, the following day. |
Died |
Voorhees, NJ ,USA | 28 May 1996 |
Revisions
MACR 2014
NARA WWII Enlistment records
Escape & Evasion Report E&E 919
Brought in information from duplicate record. Source:
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 2014 / MACR 2014; Combat Chronology; Snetterton Falcons pg 97 / 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 2014, 8th AF Losses, WWII Memorial