GILL Richard W - 323 BS 91 BG

 

Richard Waltz GILL

 

GILL_richard_waltz

Source : Arnaud Gaté

NUMBER OF SERVICEO-738838
AGE22 yo
DATE OF BIRTH17 November 1920   Multnomah Country
ETATOREGON
FAMILY

Children : Richard Waltz Gill Harper

Parents : Joseph Waltz & Rita Ione Howland Gill

Siblings : Joseph H

 
RANKSecond Lieutenant
FONCTION Navigator
JOB BEFORE ENLISTEMENT OREGON
DATE of ENLISTEMENT 
 SQUADRON323rd Bomber Squadron
 GROUP91st Bomber Group, Heavy
ARMY8th US Air Force
DATE OF DEATH10 July 1943

GILL_richard_waltz

Source : F Lavernhe

STATUSKIA
PLACE OF DEATHOff Cabourg
DATA PLAN

B-17 Fortress - type F-55-BO - s/n 42-29475 OR*R "Stric Nine"

 b17

Macr: 34

Mission: Villacoublay (78)

Takeoff Station 121 Bassingbourn, Cambridgeshire

Probably shot by hunter
Focke Wulf 190 driven by Fw Martin Brendel from 1./JG2

Total or partial evacuation of the crew parachute - 08h32

CEMETERYNORMANDY AMERICAN CEMETERY of Colleville

Map of Normandy American Cemetery

GRAVE
PlotRowGrave
Wall of Missing
DECORATION

Air Medal

Purple Heart

World War II Victory Medal 

 

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Photo FDLM

victory medal

 

 

usaf 8air force 91bg 323bs

 

    

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SOURCE INFORMATION & PHOTOAbmc.gov - Francecrashes39-45.net - Findagrave.com
PROGRAMMERGarrett, Clive, Frédéric & Renaud
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