Johnny C Gault

Military

Assigned to 95BS, 17BG, 12AF. Failed to Return (FTR) Neckarelz Railroad Bridge, Germany shot down by Bf109, crashed near Achern. Killed in Action (KIA). 23-Dec-44 MACR 11590.



Awards: EAME (Bronze star), Good conduct, PH.

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Units served with

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

People

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 95th Bomb Squadron 17th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 15119531 / O-705154
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Bomber pilot

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-26 Marauder
  • Nicknames: Erma
  • Unit: 17th Bomb Group 95th Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Enlisted

Meridian, MS, USA 16 February 1939

Died

Achern, Germany 23 December 1944 Failed to Return (FTR) Neckarelz Railroad Bridge, Germany shot down by Bf109, crashed near Achern. KIA. 23-Dec-44 MACR 11590.

Buried

Achern, Germany 24 December 1944 Interred Achern cemetery Germany
Bossier Parish, LA, USA

Other

Based

21000 Dijon, France 23 December 1944 Assigned to 95BS, 17BG, 12AF.

Born

Mississippi, USA

Buried

Lemay, MO 63125, USA Re-Interred Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery Lemay St Louis County Missouri, USA