Gilbert Eagle Feather
Military
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Object Number - UPL 49588 - Gilbert Eaglefeather
Gilbert, a Lakota native of South Dakota, flew 10 missions with the 351st BG as a left waist gunner. He had excellent eyesight, and gained respect inflicting damage on enemy fighters. It's said that when airmen called him "Tonto," he would tell them, "That's MISTER Tonto to you."
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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
Missions
- Date: 1 December 1943
- Date: 16 November 1943
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
17 January 1910 | Not to be confused with Edmund Gilbert Eagle Feather from same location b. 5/29/1929 & d. 6 Apr 1958. |
Revisions
"South Dakota State Census, 1945," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MLBL-2BS : 23 February 2021), Gilbert Eagle Feather, , Todd, South Dakota; citing p. , State Historical Society, Pierre; FHL microfilm 2,371,032.
"South Dakota State Census, 1945," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MLBL-2BS : 23 February 2021), Gilbert Eagle Feather, , Todd, South Dakota; citing p. , State Historical Society, Pierre; FHL microfilm 2,371,032.
Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/227283875/edmund-eagle_feather : accessed 22 October 2021), memorial page for Edmund “Gilbert” Eagle Feather (17 Jan 1930–2 Mar 1958), Find a Grave Memorial ID 227283875, citing Holy Innocents Cemetery, Parmelee, Todd County, South Dakota, USA ; Maintained by j.lynn (contributor 47147578) .
Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/227283875/edmund-eagle_feather : accessed 22 October 2021), memorial page for Edmund “Gilbert” Eagle Feather (17 Jan 1930–2 Mar 1958), Find a Grave Memorial ID 227283875, citing Holy Innocents Cemetery, Parmelee, Todd County, South Dakota, USA ; Maintained by j.lynn (contributor 47147578) .
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / www.351st.org/ken.harbour/
