Ward C Gillespie

Military ROLL OF HONOUR
media-7313.jpeg UPL 7313 Portrait photograph of Ward C. Gillespie.

Image courtesy of Astrid van Erp, Fields of Honour database at http://www.fieldsofhonor-database.com/

Object Number - UPL 7313 - Portrait photograph of Ward C. Gillespie.

Killed in Action (KIA) near Dusseldorf in B-17 #4338668

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Units served with

The insignia of the 390th Bomb Group.

390th Bomb Group

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

People

James L Craig

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 390th Bomb Group 568th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 335444050
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Tail Gunner

Ward C Gillespie

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 390th Bomb Group 568th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 182271123
  • Highest Rank: Sergeant
  • Role/Job: waist gunner

James D Hannaman

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 390th Bomb Group 568th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-772358
  • Highest Rank: Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Co-Pilot

Mark W Hertz

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 390th Bomb Group 568th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 18226368
  • Highest Rank: Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner

Stanford A Kay

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 390th Bomb Group 568th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-2060304
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Navigator

Aircraft

43-38668

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 390th Bomb Group 568th Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Died

10 January 1945

Born

Houston, Texas, USA

Other

Killed in Action (KIA)

Germany 10 January 1945

Buried

Glenwood Cemetery, 2525 Washington Avenue, Houston, TX 77007, USA Burial: Glenwood Cemetery Houston Harris County Texas, USA Plot: Sec. LV, Lot 021

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private investigation

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Image courtesy of Astrid van Erp, Fields of Honour database at http://www.fieldsofhonor-database.com/

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 11580 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database

Ward C Gillespie: Gallery (2 items)

Object number: UPL 26922 - Skinner crew after there training in the US

Object number: UPL 7313 - Portrait photograph of Ward C. Gillespie.