John Sylvester Gaul
Military
Object Number - UPL 80984 - S/Sgt John S. Gaul
Assigned to 646BS, 410BG, 9AF USAAF. Forty missions. Failed to Return (FTR) mission to Ahute railhead in A-20 43-22065. Baled out. Prisoner of War (POW)
Awards: AM (7OLC), POW, EAME (2BS), WWII Victory.
Pottsville, PA
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 646th Bomb Squadron 410th Bomb Group
- Service Numbers: 16077347 / O-755438
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: A-20 Havoc
- Nicknames: Paula E II Bootsie
- Unit: 410th Bomb Group 416th Bomb Group 646th Bomb Squadron 671st Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Dulag Luft Grosstychow Dulag 12
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Stalag Luft 4, Gross Tychow, Pomerania
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
2 February 1924 | BornPottsville, Pennsylvania | |
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Enlisted |
23 April 1943 | ||
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Prisoner of war Prisoner of War (POW) |
25 December 1944 - 1 May 1945 | Prisoner of War (POW)Stalag Luft IV, Tychowo, Poland | |
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Other Discharged |
22 July 1945 | ||
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Enlisted |
14 November 1945 | ||
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Other Discharged |
31 December 1969 | ||
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Died |
4 June 2007 | DiedSaint Clair, Pennsylvania | |
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Buried |
7 July 2007 | InterredQueen of the Universe CemeterySaint Clair, Pennsylvania |
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