Vernon Everett Gilbertson
Military
STANDING LEFT TO RIGHT: Vernon Gilbertson - TG, Ralph Chavkin - BTG, Edward Wilk - NTG, Paul Peters - WG, Ellsworth Shields - RO, Carl Kressin - E
KNEELING LEFT TO RIGHT: Roger Williams - N, Matthew Dorfman - B, Louis Vehslage - P, Lyall Barnhart - CP (to become Pilot in Jan. 1945. ) Charles D Taylor collection
AAM
Object Number - UPL 33185 - First Lieutenant Ellsworth H. Shields and his crew at 458th BG, Horsham St Faith, England. STANDING LEFT TO RIGHT: Vernon Gilbertson - TG, Ralph...
Assigned to 752BS, 458BG, 8AF USAAF. ETD
Awards: AM, WWII Victory, EAME.
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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
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 25th Bomb Group 458th Bomb Group 653rd Bomb Squadron 752nd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-771615
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot / Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 458th Bomb Group 752nd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 32802729
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 458th Bomb Group 752nd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-773314
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Bombardier
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 458th Bomb Group 752nd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 06919132
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Flight Engineer
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 458th Bomb Group 752nd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 33683850
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Waist Gunner
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: Lucky 1
- Unit: 458th Bomb Group 752nd Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Chicago, IL | 3 May 1920 | Son of Trig and Frances Gilbertson. |
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Died |
20 November 2011 | ||
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Based |
Horsham St Faith | Assigned to 752BS, 458BG, 8AF USAAF. |
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Sources
458bg.com / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia