Gordon Lyle Gunderson
Military
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UPL 22185
Crew #667
Robert F. Wightman Crew
466th BG - 786th BS
Standing Left to Right: Roy Kurtz (R/O), Edward P. Kondziolka (N), Robert F. Wightman (P), Gorden L. Gunderson (CP), Paul R. Woodward (FE)
Kneeling Left to Right: Burton H. Zucker (G), David L. Brandts (G), Thomas W. Harrison (G), Peter I. Rowe (G) 466th Bomb Group collection
Robert F. Wightman Crew
466th BG - 786th BS
Standing Left to Right: Roy Kurtz (R/O), Edward P. Kondziolka (N), Robert F. Wightman (P), Gorden L. Gunderson (CP), Paul R. Woodward (FE)
Kneeling Left to Right: Burton H. Zucker (G), David L. Brandts (G), Thomas W. Harrison (G), Peter I. Rowe (G) 466th Bomb Group collection
466th BG Historian
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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: 466th Bomb Group 785th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-768351
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: Damifino
- Unit: 466th Bomb Group 784th Bomb Squadron 785th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Attlebridge Arsenal, Station 120
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
17 May 1924 | ||
Other Final Combat Mission |
France | 16 April 1945 | "On 16 April 1945 our B-24 collided with one piloted by Lt. Felber. We bailed out. Our aircraft crashed and burned. Upon landing two jeeps came along and we got in one jeep and put some equipment in the other. We were taken to a field near Valencian, France." |
Died |
California, USA | 4 June 1966 | |
Buried |
Willits, CA 95490, USA | 7 June 1966 | Willits Cemetery Willits Mendocino County California, USA |
Willits, CA 95490, USA | 55 School Street |