William H Gentry
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
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UPL 56549
Diehl crew, 44BG.
Rear L-R: S/Sgt Spear, T/Sgt Ward, S/Sgt McAtee, S/Sgt Gentry, S/Sgt Sevick, T/Sgt Carlton, Sgt Nelon
Front L-R: 1Lt Light, Cpt Diehl, 1Lt Girard, 1Lt Kelley
Rear L-R: S/Sgt Spear, T/Sgt Ward, S/Sgt McAtee, S/Sgt Gentry, S/Sgt Sevick, T/Sgt Carlton, Sgt Nelon
Front L-R: 1Lt Light, Cpt Diehl, 1Lt Girard, 1Lt Kelley
USAAF Photo
Joined 68th BS 8 October 1943. Shot down 18 November 1943 in B-24 41-29139. Plane crashed into North Sea. Killed in Action.
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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
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 44th Bomb Group 67th Bomb Squadron 68th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-728013
- Highest Rank: Captain
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Unit: 44th Bomb Group 68th Bomb Squadron
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Other Killed in Action |
Norway | 18 November 1943 | |
Born |
Pomeroy, Washington, USA | ||
Buried |
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 1381 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database / Webb Todd; MACR 1381