Harvey Gordon

Military
media-57237.png UPL 57237 SSgt Wayne Sherwood Heckendorn (L) and Sgt Harvey Gordon (R) taken by La NopaLera Studios in Tucson, Arizona, date unknown.

Portrait donated by Heckendorn family to me for my research into My Gal Sal

Object Number - UPL 57237 - SSgt Wayne Sherwood Heckendorn (L) and Sgt Harvey Gordon (R) taken by La NopaLera Studios in Tucson, Arizona, date unknown.

Sergeant Gordon served as ball turret gunner on B-17 41-9032 'My Gal Sal' which crash-landed in Greenland, 27-Jun-42. All crew were rescued uninjured.

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Ground personnel of the 97th Bomb Group reservice a B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 41-9023) nicknamed "Yankee Doodle", following the raid on Rouen. Image stamped on reverse: 'Associated Press.' [stamp], 'Passed for Publication 18 Aug 1942.' [stamp], 'Air=SER (Boeing).' [written annotation] and '216112.' [Censor no.] Printed caption on reverse: 'U.S FLYING FORTRESSES RAID ROUEN IN DAYLIGHT. Associated Press Photo Shows: No sooner had one of the huge Fortresses landed after the raid than ground crew im

97th Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

Ralph Hardin Stinson

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 97th Bomb Group 342nd Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 14067224 / O-415876
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

41-9032

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: My Gal Sal
  • Unit: 342nd Bomb Squadron 97th Bomb Group

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Per gravestone, Command Sergeant Major, ref: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/11029045/harvey-gordon

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Corrected narrative per established and published history.

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Rank on veteran's gravestone indicates Command Sergeant Major ref: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/11029045/harvey-gordon

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Losses of the 8th and 9th AF by Bishop and Hay p.14

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