James E Gott
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
This photograph of James E. Gott was identified by Robert T. Jacobson who was the bombardier on Hot Stuff and Gott's best friend.
Object Number - UPL 37691 - Capt. James E. Gott, Navigator on the B-24 Liberator Hot Stuff, the first heavy bomber in the 8th Air Force to complete 25 missions.
Captain James Gott was assigned as the navigator to the 330th Bomb Squadron, the , 93rd Bomb Group, in the 8th Air Force. After completing their required combat missions, the crew of, Hot Stuff, the B-24D, 41-23728, were tasked with flying General Frank Andrews, the commanding general of the USAAF in the ETO to the US. The plane crashed in Iceland killing all but the tail gunner. 3 may 43.
Awards: DFC, AM (3OLC), PH.
Connections
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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: 93rd Bomb Group 330th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 14055427
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 93rd Bomb Group 330th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 35277070
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 93rd Bomb Group 330th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 32374633 or 12162217
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 93rd Bomb Group 330th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 15066095 / O-789244
- Highest Rank: Captain
- Role/Job: Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 93rd Bomb Group 330th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-660999
- Highest Rank: Major
- Role/Job: Bombardier
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: - Hot Stuff
- Unit: 93rd Bomb Group 330th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Mississippi | 13 August 1919 | Son of Durward McClellan and Ella [Adams] Gott. |
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Enlisted |
Fort Thomas, Newport, KY | 8 October 1941 | Fort Thomas, Newport, Kentucky |
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Died |
Mt Fagradalsfjall, Iceland | 3 May 1943 | |
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Buried |
Richmond Cemetery Richmond, Madison County, KY | Re-Interred Richmond Cemetery Richmond, Madison County, Kentucky | |
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Based |
Hardwick | 3 May 1943 | Assigned to 330BS, 93BG, 8AF USAAF. |
Revisions
Added a "#" to the A/C serial number in the "Summary biography" for clarity.
The added connections are the crew members of the B-24 Liberator Hot Stuff from my research - Jim Lux
Added James E Gott's name to the digital Roll of Honour in the American Air Museum at IWM Duxford, England.
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Losses of the 8th and 9th AFs, Vol 1 by Bishop and Hey, p. 114; Ted's Travelling Circus by Carroll Stewart, Chapter 11 'Tragedy in Iceland' pp. 111-118 with picture on page 115; WWII Memorial web site
