William George Gibson
Military ROLL OF HONOURAssigned to 7BS, 34BS, 8AF USAAF. B-24 42-94849 'Maid of Fury' ditched in the English Channel 25-Jun-44 with fuel lines severed and 3 engines out. Baled out of aircraft into English Channel. Killed in Action (KIA) MACR 7372
Awards: AM, PH.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 34th Bomb Group 7th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 16089110 / O-742071
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: Maid of Fury
- Unit: 34th Bomb Group 7th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Cemetery
- Known as: Cambridge American Military Cemetery
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: RAF Mendlesham
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
Brooklyn, New York | 16 April 1923 | BornBrooklyn, New York |
Died Killed in Action (KIA) |
English Channel | 25 June 1944 | Killed in Action (KIA)English Channel |
Buried |
25 July 1944 | InterredCambridge American Cemetery and Memorial |
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / H. Province, MACR 7372