Sherman Gillespie

Military
media-39072.jpeg UPL 39072 Back Row: Steve Condur, Willard Berg, Bob Christiansen, Ernie Richardson, Jack Fletcher
Front Row: Chester Shultz, Glenn Fister, Sherman Gillespie, Bob Ketcham

Corrected surname of Christianson to Christiansen - Bishop & Hey "Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces"

Object Number - UPL 39072 - Back Row: Steve Condur, Willard Berg, Bob Christiansen, Ernie Richardson, Jack Fletcher Front Row: Chester Shultz, Glenn Fister, Sherman Gillespie,...

Shot down 11 April 1944 in B-17 42-97212. Landed in Sweden. Interned.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 96th Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

B-17 Flying Fortresses, (LL-F, serial number 42-97467) of the 91st Bomb Group, (OJ-G, serial number 42-97212) of the 96th Bomb Group and (LD-D, serial number 42-39994) of the 100th Bomb Group in Sweden, 1944. Written on slide casing: 'Sweden, 297467 LL:F, 18/7/44, 297212 OJ:G, 11/4/44, 239994, LD:D 3/3/44.'
  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: The story of this aircraft's final mission is attached-landing in Sweden
  • Unit: 96th Bomb Group 339th Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Other

Interned (INT)

Poland 11 April 1944

Born

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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia ;
MACR 3817;
Snetterton Falcons, page 109, 124 & 131

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ContributorAAM
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Sources

MACR 3817 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database

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