Norville John Gorse

Military
media-19401.jpeg UPL 19401 2 LT Norville Gorse Norville John Gorse

Personal Pictures from Nephew John G Gorse

Object Number - UPL 19401 - 2 LT Norville Gorse

B-17 #42-29752 ditched into North Sea 13 May 1943. Gorse and pilot Rogers made a valiant effort to control the plane. Returned to base.



Shot down 28 July 1943 in B-17 #42-30355 'Dallas Rebel'. Prisoner of War (POW) imprisoned at Stalag 7A and moved to work camps with the final one 48-11 at Munich.



POW

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Units served with

The insignia of the 96th Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 96th Bomb Group 337th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 96th Bomb Group 337th Bomb Squadron 338th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 6914246
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Radio Operator; Ball Turret Gunner
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 96th Bomb Group 337th Bomb Squadron 338th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 33175852
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Navigator
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 96th Bomb Group 337th Bomb Squadron 338th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Navigator
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 96th Bomb Group 337th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: waist gunner

Aircraft

US Correspondent William Shirer (middle, with glasses) meets the 40-mission veteran 305th Bomb Group B-17 Flying Fortress nicknamed "We The People" and its crew. Passed for publication 4 Jul 1943. Printed caption on reverse: 'William Shirer Sees Veteran Flying Fortress "We The People". Famous U.S. Correspondent William Shirer, whose book on Germany was a great success, visited a U.S. Flying Fortresses[sic] station in England where he saw the veteran plane "We The People" which has carried out 40 missions.
  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 96th Bomb Group 338th Bomb Squadron
  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Dallas Rebel
  • Unit: 96th Bomb Group 337th Bomb Squadron

Missions

Places

  • Site type: Prisoner of war camp
  • Known as: Stalag Luft III, Sagan, Germany

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Chicago, IL, USA 4 May 1924

Enlisted

Chicago, IL, USA 21 March 1942

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Germany 28 July 1943 - 12 June 1945

Died

North Prairie, WI, USA 28 May 2003 Died at Nephews Home (John G Gorse)

Revisions

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Added a "-" to the A/C serial numbers in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.

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Military Times Hall Of Valor

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Personal Pictures from Nephew John G Gorse

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MACR 141

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John G Gorse, Lt Col, Nephew
C-130 Command Pilot

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John G Gorse, Lt Col, Nephew
C-130 Command Pilot

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John G Gorse, Lt Col, Nephew
C-130 Command Pilot

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Brought in information from a duplicate record on the website. Source:
MACR 141 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database

Also:
NARA enlistment record: https://aad.archives.gov/aad/record-detail.jsp?dt=893&mtch=1&cat=all&tf…

POW record: http://www.ww2pow.info/index.php?page=directory&rec=69430

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Related story from uncle

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I am his Nephew and he died in my house.

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Roll of Honor; MACR 0141, Losses of the 8th and 9th AFs Vol. I by Bishop and Hey pp. 117, 202. Snetterton Falcons by Doherty and Ward pp. 20, 39; Snetterton Falcons, pg 24 and 43

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