Joseph D Gentner

Military
media-43729.jpeg UPL 43729 447th Bomb Group collection

Timothy Motz, from Pictorial History of the 447th Bombardment Group (H) https://www.americanairmuseum.com/media/41056

Object Number - UPL 43729

Navigator on Capt William Hitchcock's crew. Flew 30 combat missions between December 31, 1943, and April 29, 1944.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 447th Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Flak Happy
  • Unit: 447th Bomb Group 708th Bomb Squadron
  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 388th Bomb Group 561st Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Akron, Ohio 14 March 1915

Died

22 September 2011

Revisions

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447 Bomb Group History

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Updated awards based on service record.

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447th Bomb Group Association web site: http://www.447bg.com/Hitchcock%20Crew.htm

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / self

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