Lawrence G Gilbert

Military

Joined 392nd BG as part of original cadre. Flew 26 missions. Rank at end of WW II was Col. He served as Operations officer, then Deputy Gp Cmdr and finally Gp Cmdr. He retired in 1961.



DFC/ AM/ British DFC/ Croix de Guerre

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Units served with

The insignia of the 392nd Bomb Group.

392nd Bomb Group

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

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

23 May 1918

Died

19 March 2009

Revisions

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / self & Page 276 in the book SECOND AIR DIVISION by Turner Publishing Co, 1998 edition