Cleo H Gardner
Military ROLL OF HONOURShot down 12 August 1943 over Belgium returning from Bonn raid in B-17 #42-30194 'We Ain't Scared', Killed in Action (KIA).
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 95th Bomb Group 335th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-17962
- Highest Rank: Colonel
- Role/Job: Flexible gunnery officer - waist gunner on the 12 August 1943 mission
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: We Ain't Scared
- Unit: 91st Bomb Group 95th Bomb Group 335th Bomb Squadron
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Died |
12 August 1943 | ||
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Other Killed in Action (KIA) |
12 August 1943 |
Revisions
Contributorjmoore43
Changes
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Added a "-" to the A/C tail # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.
ContributorAAM
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 253 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database