Gordon Bates Lofquist
Military
Object Number - UPL 37607 - "Ground and air crew of the 360th Bomb Squadron, 303rd Bomb Group, beside the Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress" "Sack Time". England, 3 April 1945."
Assigned to 360BS, 303BG, 8AF USAAF. 35 x combat missions. ETD
Awards: AM (5OLC), WWII Victory, EAME (battle star).
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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 360th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 35621341 / O-778438
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Sack Time
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 360th Bomb Squadron 427th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Fitchburg, MA | 2 May 1924 | Son of Werner A and Chloe E [Bates] Lofquist. |
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Died |
Winona, MN | 3 May 2004 | |
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Buried |
Woodlawn Cemetery, Winona, MN | 7 May 2004 | Woodlawn Cemetery, Winona, Minnesota |
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Enlisted |
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Based |
Molesworth | Assigned to 360BS, 303BG, 8AF USAAF. |
Revisions
https://www.fold3.com/record/2281993-gordon-b-lofquist
https://www.fold3.com/image/154421774?rec=154422145
https://www.fold3.com/record/629480153-gordon-lofquist-1924
https://www.fold3.com/image/32145367?terms=Heiliger,%20Robert%20B
http://www.winonapost.com/Archives/ArticleID/1687/Lofquist-Gordon-B
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/71376332/gordon-bates-lofquist
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / http://303rdbg.com/rost-kl.html#K