Philip Howard Gatewood

Military
media-30677.png UPL 30677 2nd Lt Philip H. Gatewood - 26 Novembre 1943 (from an officiel USAAF crew photo)

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Object Number - UPL 30677 - 2nd Lt Philip H. Gatewood - 26 Novembre 1943 (from an officiel USAAF crew photo)

Killed in Action (KIA) in plane #42-31441. Mid-air collision after T/O.

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Units served with

Official emblem of the 303rd Bomb Group approved 7 November 1942.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 360th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 20273063
  • Highest Rank: Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 360th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 14126466
  • Highest Rank: Sergeant
  • Role/Job: waist gunner
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 360th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 14043208 at enlistment, then O-802529
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 360th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 38211532
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Radio Operator
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 360th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 11008973 at enlistment, then O-809569
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Navigator

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 360th Bomb Squadron

Missions

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Kansas, United States 6 September 1921

Enlisted

8 October 1942

Died

Catworth, Huntingdonshire, United Kingdom 5 January 1944 in the loss of B-17 Serial 42-31441 after a mid-air collision with 42-37887 of the 379th BG
Jackson County, Kansas, United States

Buried

Holton Cemetery, Holton, Kansas

Revisions

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Sources

NARA WWII Enlistment Records
WWII Casualties for Jackson County, Kansas

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ContributorED-BB
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Corrected spelling of first name and added ASN
WWII Casualties for Jackson County, Kansas

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces, Roster,

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