John Warren Gilbert

Military

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Units served with

A B-25 Mitchell (7C) of the 340th Bomb Group, 12th Air Force takes off.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Ninth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 340th Bomb Group 489th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-659956
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot/Squadron Operations Officer

Places

  • Site type: Airfield
  • Known as: Sfax-Thyna Airport

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Adger, Alabama 11 September 1919
Bessemer, AL 16 October 1940 1526 N. 17th St

Enlisted

Fort McClellan, AL 6 June 1941

Died

Sfax, Tunisia 25 April 1943 KIA when his a/c collided with another 340th BG a/c over the airfield causing both B-25's to crash to the ground killing both crews.

Buried

Adger, Alabama Providence Cemetery Adger, Jefferson County, Alabama, USA