Gayle C Gillenwater

Military ROLL OF HONOUR

Killed in Action (KIA). 11 December 1943 B17 #42-30320 Coy de Coy was attacked by 4 ME 110s over the target of Emden, Germany after receiving flak damage over the Frisian Isles. With an engine on fire, 4 crew bailed out over Holland. The crew was able to put out the fire and the AC returned to base. 1 Killed in Action (KIA). 5 RTD 4 Prisoner of War (POW)

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Units served with

The insignia of the 390th Bomb Group.

390th Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

B-17 Flying Fortresses, including (serial number 42-3312) nicknamed "Sequatchiee" of the 390th Bomb Group, drop bombs during a mission. The aircraft (left to right): (serial number 42-30434) nicknamed "Betty Boop" (Photographer), (serial number 42-3312) nicknamed "Sequatchiee", (serial number 42-30320) nicknamed "Coy De Coy", (serial number 42-37723) nicknamed "Coy De Coy III", (serial numer 42-30476) nicknamed "Rovin' Ramona", (serial number 42-30713) nicknamed "Phyllis Marie", (serial number 42-30455) n

42-30320

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Coy de Coy
  • Unit: 390th Bomb Group 569th Bomb Squadron

Events

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Died

11 December 1943

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Combat Chronology, Unit Website,  Losses of the 8th & 9th AFs Vol. I, pp. 415-416 / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia