John Warren Gilbert
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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
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
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 |
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Sources
https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/2238/images/43992_03_0…
http://57thbombwing.com/340th_History/340th_Diary/4_April1943.pdf
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/97663059/john-w-gilbert
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