Jerry J Gentile
Military ROLL OF HONOURKilled in Action (KIA) on 5 Jan 1944. B-17G #42-37887. On T/O in poor visibility, the left wing touched th ground and aircraft crashed. 379th Earlier incident Oct. 9, 1943 in the 'Stupefier' B-17F 42-29890 in which crew succssfully crash landed in a field near the 379th BG
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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
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Died |
5 January 1944 | ||
Born |
Williamson, West Virginia | ||
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Sources
8th AF Losses, Losses of the 8th & 9th AF Vol. I by Bishop & Hey p320; 379th Bombardment Group Anthology, pg 290 / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia