Joseph Ignatius Gorrono
MilitaryShot down by flak and crashed near Pont-Audemer, France in B-17G #42-31380 on 8 February 1944. The crew baled out prior to the crash. Evaded (EVD). Sheltered, clothed, fed and transported by French citizens and members of the Résistance. Liberated by US troops on 13 August 1944 from a secret camp in the Fréteval Forest, near Châteaudun, France. Returned to England on 14 August 1944. Escape & Evasion Report E&E 1010. See the story of his evasion at https://www.evasioncomete.be/fgorronji.html
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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
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 385th Bomb Group 548th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 38240400
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: waist gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 385th Bomb Group 548th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-808951
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 385th Bomb Group 548th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-811553
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 385th Bomb Group 548th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-682097
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Bombardier
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 385th Bomb Group 548th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 18217643
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Unit: 385th Bomb Group 548th Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 8 February 1944
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
New York City, New York, USA | 7 November 1915 | |
Other Evaded |
France | 8 February 1944 - 14 August 1944 | |
Died |
11 June 1966 | Granbury, Texas | |
Buried |
Joseph Gorrono rests at the Holy Hills Memorial Park in Granbury, Texas |
Revisions
It's Gorrono !
MACR 2948
Escape & Evasion Report E&E 1010
Research for his page at https://www.evasioncomete.be/fgorronji.html
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 2498 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database