49th Bomb Squadron
Squadron
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Walter Patton Gray II
Military
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2nd Lt Walter Patton Gray II, and his collie, Shep. Home on furlough to Sewickley, Pennsylvania, December 13, 1943
Assigned to 49BS, 2BG, 15AF USAAF.
AAF 1942 - 1945
• Reentered USAF 1953
• Flew Air Sea Rescue SB-17 "Dumbos" and SB-29 "Super Dumbos", Ernest Harmon AFB, Newfoundland
• Flew RC-121 and EC-121 "Connies", Otis AFB, MA and McClellan AFB, CA
• Retired Lt Col, USAF 1971
Service
Units served with
Aircraft
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42-38078 Sweet Pea
B-17 Flying Fortress
Delivered Denver 6/12/43; Savannah 23/12/43; Assigned 347BS/99BG 7/1/44; 14m transferred 429BS/2BG Amendola 28/3/44; severe battle damaged Debreczen 21/9/44 with Guy Miller, Co-pilot: Tom Rybovich, Navigator: Theo Davich, Bombardier: Bob Mullen, Flight... -
42-38087
B-17 Flying Fortress
Delivered Denver 8/12/43; Dallas 30/12/43; Savannah 10/1/44; Assigned 49BS/2BG Amendola 2/2/44, with 20m cannon installed in tail; retUS 4134 BU Spokane 12/7/45; Recl Comp 2/5/46. TAIL CRAZY. -
42-38212
B-17 Flying Fortress
Delivered Denver 17/1/44; Morrison 1/3/44; Assigned 817BS/483BG Tortorella 30/3/44; transferred 49BS/9BG Amendola 31/3/44; sal 1/10/46. -
42-39999 Bataan Avenger
B-17 Flying Fortress
Delivered Long Beach 1/11/43; ... -
42-97161
B-17 Flying Fortress
Delivered Cheyenne 4/2/44; Savannah 22/2/44; Morrison 5/3/44; Assigned 96BS/2BG Amendola 15/3/44; severe battle damaged Maribor 7/11/44 with Henry Reynolds, Co-pilot: Steve Watkins, Navigator: Bob Young, Bombardier: Bob McDuffie{Wounded in Action},... -
42-97575
B-17 Flying Fortress
Delivered Denver 28/12/43; Atlanta 21/1/44; 1SAG Langley 30/1/44; Assigned 49BS/2BG Amendola 24/3/44; transferred 774BS/463BG Celone /44; (loaned 347BS/99BG for one mission); Missing in Action Linz 27/12/44 with Chas Demos, Co-pilot: Andy Wynn,... -
42-97920
B-17 Flying Fortress
Delivered Tulsa 4/4/44; Kearney 29/6/44; Grenier 16/7/44; Assigned 49BS/2BG Amendola 11/7/44; battle damaged Debrecen, Hun 21/9/44 with Bob Williams, Co-pilot: Pat Margot, Navigator: J.W. Hines, Bombardier: Adrian Sierveld, Flight engineer/top turret... -
44-6176
B-17 Flying Fortress
Delivered Tulsa 20/5/44; Hunter 14/6/44; Grenier 23/6/44; Presque Is 28/6/44; Assigned 49BS/2BG Amendola 4/7/44; Missing in Action Blechhammer 7/8/44 with Dwight Hastings, Co-pilot: Ken Durtschi, Navigator: Jim Shaw, Bombardier: Dominic Siani, Flight... -
44-6264 In the Bag
B-17 Flying Fortress
Delivered Hunter 20/6/44; Dow Fd 30/6/44; Assigned 49BS/2BG Amendola 3/7/44; hit by RAF aircraft in parking accident 5/11/44; Salvaged. -
44-6367
B-17 Flying Fortress
Delivered Hunter 16/7/44; Grenier 26/7/44; Assigned 49BS/2BG Amendola 31/7/44; Returned to the USA Bradley 10/7/45; Independence 12/7/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Kingman 2/1/46.
Associated Place
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Amendola
Military site : airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date |
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| Born | Sewickley, Pennsylvania | 6 June 1922 |
Revisions
| Date | Contributor | Update |
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| 01 April 2019 05:41:05 | Disnilandi | Changes to events |
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Gray Family History |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 31 March 2019 22:43:15 | Disnilandi | Changes to biography |
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Gray Family History |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 31 March 2019 21:20:29 | Disnilandi | Changes to biography |
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Gray Family History |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 31 March 2019 19:59:17 | Disnilandi | Created entry with surname, middlename, firstname, suffix, nickname, nationality, service number, highest rank, role, unit associations, place associations and aircraft associations |
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2ndbombgroup.org/draintest/ByName.asp?Name=gray*# |
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