Oliver C Gillies

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media-55414.jpeg UPL 55414 526th BS crew. Pilot and Co-pilot not picture, at Kimbolton Air Base. Top row left, Earnest B Duncan, Ted Goitein, Robert Goodrich (reassigned prior to ill-fated Sept 13 mission), Grant Powers. Bottom Row left, Oliver Gillies, Raymond Seemann, Melvin C Halstead, Ray Uhlig. Personal archives Melvin C Halstead

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Object Number - UPL 55414 - 526th BS crew. Pilot and Co-pilot not picture, at Kimbolton Air Base. Top row left, Earnest B Duncan, Ted Goitein, Robert Goodrich (reassigned...

Killed in action in 42-97163 on 13 September 1944.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 379th Bomb Group.

379th Bomb Group

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

People

Theodore Goitein

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 379th Bomb Group 526th Bomb Squadron
  • Role/Job: Tail Gunner

Aircraft

42-97163

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Snow white
  • Unit: 379th Bomb Group 526th Bomb Squadron 527th Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Died

13 September 1944

Born

Highland Park, Michigan

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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 8899; 379th Bombardment Group Anthology, pg 323

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Object number: UPL 55414 - 526th BS crew. Pilot and Co-pilot not picture, at...