William Gorgone
Military ROLL OF HONOURETTG, Yorba crew. 381st BG, 534th BS, 8th AF. Shot down 14 October 1943 in B-17 #42-29803 'Flat Foot Floogie'. Mission #39 to the Kugel-Fisher ball bearing works at Schweinfurt, Germany. MACR 1037. Was last seen leaving his inoperable turret and checking towards the rear of the aircraft to make sure everyone got out. Killed in Action (KIA). Buried in the Lorraine AMC.
Waltham, MA
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- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 534th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 17160104
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: waist gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 534th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 37234120
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 534th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-676977
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Bombardier
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 534th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-741000
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
Missions
- Date: 15 September 1943
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Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Other Killed in Action |
Germany | 14 October 1943 | |
Born |
Waltham, Massachusetts, USA | ||
Based Killed in Action (KIA) |
14 October 1943 | ||
Buried |
Plot K Row 33 Grave 16 |
Revisions
381st Bomb Group Memorial Association, March 1999; MACR 1037 / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 1037 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database