Jose E Gonzales

Military

Shot down 5 October 1944 in B-17 #4338546. Escaped and returned. Shot down 25 November 1944 in B-17 #4338232 'Proud Pappy. ' Prisoner of War (POW).

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Units served with

The insignia of the 493rd Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 493rd Bomb Group 861st Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Capulin Cone, Colorado 18 January 1922

Revisions

Date
ContributorDarren Jelley
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Sources

493rd BG Museum archives

Date
ContributorAAM
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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Helton s Hellcats, A Pictorial History of the 493rd BG, pub 1998; MACR 10769; MACR 9576, http://493bgdebach.co.uk/roster_list.php