Frederick H Gilbert Jr
Military ROLL OF HONOURWas on board B-24 #42-52447, which collided on 16 August 1944 above Zerbst, Germany, with B-24 #42-51098 of the same Squadron. Crashed near Mosigkau, 7km SW of Dessau, Germany, about 200m from the crash location of 098. Killed In Action (KIA). Still listed as Missing In Action (MIA), his name is etched on the Walls of the Missing at Henri-Chapelle, Belgium.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 445th Bomb Group 703rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 12169851
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 445th Bomb Group 703rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 33516148
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 445th Bomb Group 703rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-713104
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 445th Bomb Group 703rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-400669
- Highest Rank: Captain
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 445th Bomb Group 703rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 33705549
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: waist gunner
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Unit: 445th Bomb Group 703rd Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 16 August 1944
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Tivetshall
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Other Killed In Action (KIA) |
Mosigkau, Germany | 16 August 1944 | in the crash of B-24 #42-52447 near Mosigkau, 7km SW of Dessau, Germany |
Buried |
17 August 1944 | in the Mosigkau cemetery | |
Born |
New York State | ||
Other Memorialized |
Henri-Chapelle American Cemetery, Belgium | on the Walls of the Missing at Henri-Chapelle, Belgium. |
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Sources
Birsic, ABMC, 2AD Roll of Honor MACR 8431 / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia