Richard T Gillespie
Military
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UPL 16683
Gillespie Crew, Rattlesden, England, 1945
Back Row L-R, Rad. Op. Paul H. Jones, Waist G. Raleigh Martin, Tail G. Blaize J. Napolitan, Eng. Richard O. Lawrence, Ball G. Francis B. Froah
Front Row L-R: Mickey Op. Joseph Nidich, Bomb. Lee A. Small, Pilot Richard T. Gillespie, Co-Pilot Robert J. Beiting, Nav. Milton A. Trodich
Aircraft is 44-6462 (Sandusky Jo), which the crew never flew. It was simply used as the backdrop for photos taken that day Francis B Froah collection
Back Row L-R, Rad. Op. Paul H. Jones, Waist G. Raleigh Martin, Tail G. Blaize J. Napolitan, Eng. Richard O. Lawrence, Ball G. Francis B. Froah
Front Row L-R: Mickey Op. Joseph Nidich, Bomb. Lee A. Small, Pilot Richard T. Gillespie, Co-Pilot Robert J. Beiting, Nav. Milton A. Trodich
Aircraft is 44-6462 (Sandusky Jo), which the crew never flew. It was simply used as the backdrop for photos taken that day Francis B Froah collection
Francis Froah Family
10 missions as 1st Pilot; 10 mission as Lead Crew Pilot Diary impressions of missions written by Paul (our radio man)
Air Medal DFC
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Fulton, New York | 14 August 1921 |
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Unit History Roster as of 01 August 1945 /self