Stanton Gage

Military ROLL OF HONOUR
media-29684.jpeg UPL 29684 A/C Stanton Gage, Midland Army Air Field, Texas, 1943

Scanned from "Bombs Away," class book for bombardier's class 43-18, Midland Army Air Field, Texas.

Object Number - UPL 29684 - A/C Stanton Gage, Midland Army Air Field, Texas, 1943

Killed in Action (KIA). B-17G A/C #43-38115, 'Reluctant Lassie,' was hit by a bomb or bombs, dropped from an A/C flying in the higher element, lead group, at bombs away and exploded. 8 of the crew were Killed in Action (KIA), 1 Prisoner of War (POW). Target was Bielefeld, Germany. Crashed at 1415 hrs, near Wellenkotten. Debris hit A/C #43-38480, bringing it down with 7 Killed in Action (KIA) and 2 Prisoner of War (POW).



Stanton was married at the time of his death. His widow, Alta Jean Peterson Gage, remarried and died in 2005.

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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
  • Nicknames: Reluctant Lassie
  • Unit: 493rd Bomb Group 860th Bomb Squadron

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Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

8 February 1922

Died

Am Wellenkotten, 33617 Bielefeld, Germany 30 September 1944

Buried

Dallas, TX, USA

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Alta Jean Peterson was my mother from her husband after Stanton's death.

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Scanned from class book, Bombardier's Class 43-18, Midland Army Air Field, Texas.

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 9429, http://493bgdebach.co.uk/roster_list.php">http://493bgdebach.co.uk/roster_list.php>; Losses of 8thAF, vol.4

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