Claude E Gatlin Jr

Military ROLL OF HONOUR

Killed in Action (KIA) 31 December 1944 in B-17G 42-97398. A/C presumed lost at sea.



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Units served with

The insignia of the 487th Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 487th Bomb Group 836th Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Died

31 December 1944

Born

Great Falls, South Carolina

Buried

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Flagged as a "Possible DUPLICATE" in the Nickname field so an Admin can check out this person.

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Added a "-" to the A/C type in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.

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ABMC, MACR 11352 / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia