Lee Bailey Gibson
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
Front row left to right: Robert "Bob" F. Petroski, Galon E. Williams, William E. Buchanan, John Mikulik
Back row left to right: Lee B. Gibson, Robert J. Glancy, James G. Farina, Robert P. Dirham, Robert M. Rourke, James E. Henry.
Update to name captions
Object Number - UPL 39703 - Bob Petroski crew. Alexandria Air Base, October 1943. Front row left to right: Robert "Bob" F. Petroski, Galon E. Williams, William E. Buchanan,...
Assigned to 534BS 381BG, 8AF USAAF. Petroski crew. Mission #51 to the submarine pens at Bremen, Germany. Died of annoxia on B17 42-37754 'Who Dat Ding Bat'. 20-Dec-43. Killed in Action (KIA)
Awards: PH.
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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: 381st Bomb Group 534th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-801198
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot / Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Who Dat - The Dingbat!
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 534th Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 20 December 1943
Places
- Site type: Cemetery
- Known as: Cambridge American Military Cemetery
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Jackson, MS | 6 January 1921 | |
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Enlisted |
Fort McClellan, AL | 5 November 1942 | Fort McClellan Alabama |
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Died |
Bremen, Germany | 20 December 1943 | Died on Bremen raid from Anoxia. 20-Dec-43. |
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Buried |
21 December 1943 | Cambridge American Cemetery Coton, Cambs, UK Plot F Row 2 Grave 58 | |
| Mobile County, AL | |||
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Based |
Ridgewell | 20 December 1943 | Assigned to 534BS 381BG, 8AF USAAF. |
Revisions
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Sources
381st Bomb Group Memorial Association, March 1999, Roll of Honor / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia