Gerald Robert Campbell
Military
Front row (not in order) : T/Sgt Alf Riveland (engineer) : T/Sgt Frank Renzi (radio) : S/Sgt Harold A. Carlson (ball turret gunner): S/Sgt Gerald R. Campbell (waist gunner): S/Sgt Albert P. Barber (tail gunner).
Back row (not in order) 1Lt Ingersall J. Roberts (pilot) : 2Lt Arthur Bluethenthal (copilot) : F/O Floyd L. Clark (navigator) : F/O Lloyd I. Long (bombardier).
NARA Ref 342-FH-3A10217-A61690AC
Object Number - UPL 26521 - Lt Roberts and crew of the 303rd Bomb Group, based In England, pose beside Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress 42-102411 'Miss Lace'. 14 October...
Assigned to 427BS, 303BG, 8AF USAAF. 32 x missions. End Tour Duty (ETD).
Awards: WWII Victory, EAME.
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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: 303rd Bomb Group 427th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-666822
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
Missions
- Date: 11 October 1944
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
16 May 1925 | Son of Thurman C and Ollie M Campbell. | |
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Died |
8 June 1997 | ||
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Based |
7 March 1945 | Assigned to 427BS, 303BG, 8AF USAAF. | |
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Born |
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Buried |
Gribble Cemetery Clackamas County Oregon USA | ||
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Enlisted |
Revisions
http://www.303rdbg.com/427roberts.html
http://stichting-mia.nl/index.php/nl/adoptie/stichting-m-i-a/truman-r-l…
https://www.fold3.com/image/161283216/?terms=42-102411
https://www.fold3.com/page/72708160_gerald_r%20campbell/details/
https://www.fold3.com/image/122845572/?terms=Gerald%20R%20Campbell
https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=61339655
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Roster