Leown Argene Gilliland
Military ROLL OF HONOUROn a bomber withdrawal mission in P-38J 42-68188, he was forced to ditch in the North Sea due to low fuel after claiming two FW 190s, probably another and damaging a fourth. RTD.
Last seen in a spiral E of Lowestoft, Suffolk enroute to a bomber withdrawal support mission on 29 Mar 1944 in P-38J 42-67416. Killed in Action (KIA).
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: P-38 Lightning
- Unit: 364th Fighter Group 383rd Fighter Squadron
Events
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Other Killed in Action (KIA) |
English Channel | 29 March 1944 | |
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Revisions
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/56290046/leown-argene-gilliland;
Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 3527 / MACR 3527, Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database