Robert Carlisle Gilchrist

Military

Shot down 30 November 1943 in B-17 #42-3317 'The Spirit of '76'. Evaded with the help of Dutch, Belgian and French people. See the page with full details about his evasion at https://www.evasioncomete.be/fgilchrrc.html .

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Units served with

Staff Sergeant Rich, a top turret gunner of the 95th Bomb Group with his B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 42-97232 ) nicknamed "Sandy's Refueling Boys", August 1944. Image via Albert Keeler, 95th Bomb Group. Written on slide casing: 'S/Sgt Rich top turret gunner 412 BS.'

412th Bomb Squadron

Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
Air Force: Eighth Air Force
Type Category: Bombardment

95th Bomb Group

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

People

Paul William Appleby

Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
Nationality: American
Unit: 95th Bomb Group 412th Bomb Squadron
Service Numbers: 13028966
Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
Role/Job: waist gunner

Elmer Carlysle Gilcrease

Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
Nationality: American
Unit: 95th Bomb Group 412th Bomb Squadron
Service Numbers: 18116004
Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
Role/Job: Engineer/Top Turret Gunner

Max Gottlieb

Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
Nationality: American
Unit: 95th Bomb Group 412th Bomb Squadron
Service Numbers: 16101191
Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
Role/Job: Radio Operator/Top Turret Gunner

Paul Edward Gregory

Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
Nationality: American
Unit: 95th Bomb Group 412th Bomb Squadron
Service Numbers: O-735954
Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
Role/Job: Bombardier

Arthur C Hensler

Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
Nationality: American
Unit: 95th Bomb Group 412th Bomb Squadron
Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

42-3317

Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
Nicknames: Spirit of '76
Unit: 384th Bomb Group 95th Bomb Group 412th Bomb Squadron 95th Bomb Group

Events

Event	Date	Description
Born	11 June 1919	Thomson, Georgia
Other Evaded capture (EVD)	30 November 1943 - 3 February 1944
Died	1 March 1974
		Brunswick, Glynn County, Georgia, USA
Other Bailed out		of B-17 #42-3317 over Holland

Revisions

Date13 Apr 2022 12:22:35

ContributorED-BB

ChangesChanges to biography and events

Sources

Added address for his page at website www.evasioncomete.be

Date13 Apr 2022 10:34:46

ContributorED-BB

ChangesChanges to middlename, nickname, service number and person associations

Sources

MACR 1559

Date27 Sep 2014 18:23:03

ContributorAAM

ChangesAAM ingest

Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 1559 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database