Louis H Gottsch

Military
media-49399.jpeg UPL 49399 Gottsch 447th Bomb Group collection

Surridge, E. K., & Dooley, E. C. (1947). Pictorial History of the 447th Bombardment Group (H), including the 710th Squadrone History. LA: Army Navy Publishing.

Object Number - UPL 49399 - Gottsch

M/Sgt was born in South Dakota, graduating from Flandreau High School. In May of 1942, Sgt. Gottsch was drafted into the Army and took his basic training at Jefferson Barracks. He then attended Armament School at Lowry Field, and was sent to study power turrets at the Emerson school in St. Louis, Mo. His line experience started October 3rd, 1942 with the old 34th Bomb Group at Geiger Field, Spokane, Washington. he was still a member of the 395th Bomb Group at Ephrata, Washington, when he was transferred to the 447th group at the time it was formed.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 447th Bomb Group.

447th Bomb Group

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

People

Carl G Palmer

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 447th Bomb Group
  • Highest Rank: Captain
  • Role/Job: Group Turrets Officer

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Surridge, E. K., & Dooley, E. C. (1947). Pictorial History of the 447th Bombardment Group (H), including the 710th Squadrone History. LA: Army Navy Publishing.

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Unit History Roster, Enlisted Men, as of 01 August 1945

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