Richard Joseph Gatesman

Military
UPL 77477 UPL 77477 James M Bradley (Lower right, front row) and crew. 8th AF, 96th Bomb Group, 339th Squadron, England 1943.
Top row, left to right: Hendrix, Gates, Reeser, Norton, Gross.
Bottom row , left to right. James Bradley, Wiggins, Scott, Cole (Cole was pilot that went down with plane when they were shot down over France, Jan 1944 James M Bradley

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Object Number - UPL 77477 - James M Bradley (Lower right, front row) and crew. 8th AF, 96th Bomb Group, 339th Squadron, England 1943. Top row, left to right: Hendrix, Gates,...

Shot down 5 January 1944 in B-17 #42-30665 'Hunyak'. Prisoner of War (POW). Missing Air Crew Report - MACR 2014. Discharged 22 October 1945.

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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 339th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 18067993 at enlistment, then O-726116
  • Highest Rank: Captain
  • Role/Job: Bombardier
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 96th Bomb Group 339th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 19038435 at enlistment, then O-421049
  • Highest Rank: Captain
  • Role/Job: Pilot
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 96th Bomb Group 339th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 6394292
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Tail Gunner
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 96th Bomb Group 339th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 13153161
  • Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Radio Operator Gunner
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 96th Bomb Group 339th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 19091460
  • Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Hunyak
  • Unit: 96th Bomb Group 339th Bomb Squadron

Missions

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

8 March 1919 Pennsylvania

Enlisted

22 January 1941 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

5 January 1944 Interned at Stalag XVIIB in Braunau, near Krems, Austria. NARA WWII POW records :" Returned to Military Control 12 June 1945."

Died

4 February 2002

Revisions

Date
ContributorED-BB
Changes
Sources

MACR 2014
NARA WWII Enlistment records
Veterans BIRLS records

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ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 2014 / MACR 2014; Snetterton Falcons pg 97 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database

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