Joseph D Gentner
Military
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UPL 43729
447th Bomb Group collection
Timothy Motz, from Pictorial History of the 447th Bombardment Group (H) https://www.americanairmuseum.com/media/41056
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
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Akron, Ohio | 14 March 1915 | |
Died |
22 September 2011 |
Revisions
ContributorShade Ruff
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Sources
Obituary in the Akron Beacon Journal: https://www.legacy.com/obituaries/ohio/obituary.aspx?n=joseph-d-gentner…
ContributorShade Ruff
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Sources
447th Bomb Group Association web site: http://www.447bg.com/Hitchcock%20Crew.htm
ContributorAAM
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / self