Jesse D Gurley
MilitaryAssigned to 349BS, 100BG, 8AF USAAF. Alonzo Adams crew. Shot down 25-Jun-43 in B-17 42-3260 'Angel's Tit'. Killed in Action (KIA). MACR 271.
Awards: AM, PH.
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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: 100th Bomb Group 349th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 32096955 / O-791271
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Angel's Tit
- Unit: 100th Bomb Group 349th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Cemetery
- Known as: Cambridge American Military Cemetery
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
White County, Arkansas | 1 November 1920 | BornWhite County, Arkansas |
Died Killed in Action (KIA) |
Langeoog, Germany | 25 June 1943 | Killed in Action (KIA)30 Km Nth of Langeoog, Germany |
Buried Tablets of the Missing |
Cambridge American Cemetery and Memorial, Coton, Cambs | 1 January 1946 | Tablets of the MissingCambridge American Cemetery and MemorialCoton, Cambs, UK |
Revisions
Added S/N per info on the 100th BG website.
Corrected surname spelling.
Added an Association to the 100th BG, the parent bomb group of the 349th, 350th, 351st & 418th Bomb Squadrons & the 412th Air Service group.
Added an Association to “Thorpe Abbotts”, the home base of the 100th BG.
Added a "-" to the A/C serial number in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 271 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database