M C Gandy

Military ROLL OF HONOUR
media-56267.jpeg UPL 56267 Sgt M C Gandy, 92BG.

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Object Number - UPL 56267 - Sgt M C Gandy, 92BG.

Assigned to 407BS, 92BG, 8AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) Peenemunde in B-17 42-97958 25-Aug-44; flak hit in nose, crashed into Baltic Sea. Killed in Action (KIA). MACR 8277





Awards: GC, AM (OLC), EAME, PH.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 92nd Bomb Group.

92nd Bomb Group

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

People

Lloyd Joseph Triche

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 92nd Bomb Group 407th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 15131572 / O-813810
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

42-97958

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 92nd Bomb Group 407th Bomb Squadron

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

San Antonio, Texas, USA 9 January 1922 Son of Lawrence Mack and Merty Mae [Saxon] Gandy.

Enlisted

Dallas TX 29 April 1941 Dallas, Texas

Died

Baltic Sea 25 August 1944

Buried

Netherlands American Cemetery Tablets of the Missing Netherlands American Cemetery Margraten, Netherlands

Based

Podington 25 August 1944 Assigned to 407BS, 92BG, 8AF USAAF.

Other

Training

Harlingen AAF, Texas Trained at Harlingen AAF, Texas

Other

Training

Tampa AAF, FL Trained at Tampa AAF, Florida

Revisions

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https://www.fold3.com/record/529874704/m-c-gandy-american-battle-monume…
https://www.fold3.com/record/704344849/blank-us-wwii-hospital-admission…
https://www.fold3.com/record/717732772/gandy-m-c-defense-powmia-account…
http://genealogytrails.com/tex/prairieslakes/navarro/mil_ww2honor.html
https://txnavarr.genealogyvillage.com/war/world_war_ii/men_and_women_in…
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/56298946/m-c-gandy

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https://www.8af.org/gandy-mc-g4470-92bg.cfm;
https://aad.archives.gov/aad/record-detail.jsp?dt=893&mtch=1&tf=F&q=180…;
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/56298946/m-c-gandy
https://www.abmc.gov/decedent-search/gandy%3Dm

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Flagged as a "NAME_ISSUE" in the Nickname field so an Admin can check out this person.
Added a "-" to the A/C tail # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.

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ContributorAAM
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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 8277 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database

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Object number: UPL 56267 - Sgt M C Gandy, 92BG.