Vincient Howard Gordey
Military
Object Number - UPL 81718 - 2nd Lt Howard V. Gordey
Assigned to 407BS, transferred to 327BS, 92BG, 8AF USAAF. Shot down 26-Nov-43 in B-17 42-3165. Killed in Action (KIA).
Awards: PH.
NB; Born Vincent Howard, USAAF clerical error recorded Vincent as Vincient.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
media-38721.pdf
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Document 38721
Hugh Dougherty Jr. 1943. Douglas Field, Arizona.
Class 43-B book. 1943, Douglas Field, Arizona.
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 92nd Bomb Group 327th Bomb Squadron 407th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Melancholy Baby
- Unit: 92nd Bomb Group 407th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Site type: Cemetery
- Known as: Netherlands American Cemetery, Margraten, The Netherlands
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Hineston, Louisiana | 1 January 1920 | BornHineston, Louisiana |
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Enlisted |
13 June 1941 | ||
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Died Killed in Action (KIA) |
Mahndoef, Germany | 26 November 1943 | Killed in Action (KIA)Mahndoef, Germany |
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Buried |
Netherlands American Cemetery and Memorial Margraten, Netherland | 1 January 1948 | Re-InterreedNetherlands American Cemetery and MemorialMargraten, Netherland |
Revisions
ContributorAl_Skiff
Changes
ContributorA. van Erp
Changes
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources
MACR 1385 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database
