Patrick Gaynor

Military

He reported to the ETO on 03 Sep 1943. He flew on Lt. Alston crew. Shot down 11 April 1944 in B-17 #42-38019. POW at Stalag 17B Braunau Gneikendorf Near Krems Austria 48-15.





POW, AM OLC,

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Units served with

Official insignia of the 306th Bomb Group, approved 6 January 1943, and updated 2 October 1951.

306th Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

42-38019

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 306th Bomb Group

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

New York State

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Germany 11 April 1944

Buried

Nat'l Cemetery, Long Island, NY

Revisions

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Contributorjmoore43
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Sources

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

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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 3677 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database