John N Gekas
Military
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UPL 15482
1st Lt Dean E Lear [Pilot] Houston, TX and 1st Lt John N Gekas [Bombardier] Lowell, MA of B-24 Liberator #42-40660 'Little Richard' 513th BS, 376th BG, 9th AF, consult the mission map before another sortie, Benghazi, Libya, 1943.
USAAF Photo.
Bombardier B-24 Liberator #42-40660 'Little Richard' 513rd BS, 376th BG, 9th AF, flew on 1st Aug Ploesti oil refinery raid, returning safely to Libya.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: Little Richard
- Unit: 376th Bomb Group 513th Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 1 August 1943
- Official Description:
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Other Survived Ploesti |
Ploiești, Romania | 1 August 1943 | Flew on 1st Aug Ploesti oil refinery raid, returning safely to Libya |
Other Assigned |
Benghazi, Libya | 513rd BS, 376th BG, 9th AF. | |
Lowell, MA, USA | Lowell, Massachusetts, USA. |