Gilbert Joseph Sulkey
Military
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UPL 48648
Back Row (viewers left to right)
1. Sgt John Lesco. Waist Gunner
2. Sgt Murray L Ross. Engineer
3. Sgt George W. Engle. Waist Gunner
4. Sgt Gilbert J. Sulkey. Ball Turret
5. Sgt Clayton A Mahlam. Radio
Front Row (viewers left to right)
1. 2nd Lt William S Shaffer. Pilot
2. 2nd Lt Keith N Drager. Co-Pilot
3. 2nd Lt John J Krause. Bombardier
4. F/O Julious S Zlasner. Navigator (after the war Jules changed his name to Lasner)
1. Sgt John Lesco. Waist Gunner
2. Sgt Murray L Ross. Engineer
3. Sgt George W. Engle. Waist Gunner
4. Sgt Gilbert J. Sulkey. Ball Turret
5. Sgt Clayton A Mahlam. Radio
Front Row (viewers left to right)
1. 2nd Lt William S Shaffer. Pilot
2. 2nd Lt Keith N Drager. Co-Pilot
3. 2nd Lt John J Krause. Bombardier
4. F/O Julious S Zlasner. Navigator (after the war Jules changed his name to Lasner)
Assigned to 602BS, 398BG, 8AF USAAF.
Awards: AM (4OLC), EAME (2BS), WWII Victory.
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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: 602nd Bomb Squadron 398th Bomb Group
- Service Numbers: 13107643 / O-767895
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
Baggaley, Pennsylvania | 30 September 1925 | BornBaggaley, Pennsylvania |
Enlisted |
New Cumberland, Pennsylvania | 12 December 1943 | EnlistedNew Cumberland, Pennsylvania |
Died |
Allentown, Pennsylvania | 25 May 2014 | DiedAllentown, Pennsylvania |
Buried |
Saint Vincent Cemetery Unity Township, Pennsylvania | 28 May 2014 | InterredSaint Vincent CemeteryUnity Township, Pennsylvania |
Revisions
ContributorAl_Skiff
Changes
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources
398th History Vol II and Vol III / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia