Richard Allen Gentry
Military
Photo taken while he was stationed in England.
Object Number - UPL 36581 - This is Sgt. Richard Allen Gentry.
Richard Allen Gentry was my great-uncle. He is from Oklahoma/California. He was part of the Chester Oranges crew on the B-17 Miss Lace. He was a Flight Engineer and they were stationed at Molesworth Air Base, England. He passed away in 1992. He is survived by his children, two sisters, and a brother. He was awarded a medal for holding in a crew members stomach when shrapnel sliced it open.
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- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 427th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 755707
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 427th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 749511
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 427th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 32325115
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 427th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 18057784
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Airplane Armorer-Gunner
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Roster