Alexander J Gadding

Military ROLL OF HONOUR

Shot down 29 July 1943 in B-17 #42-5908. Plane crashed into North Sea. Killed in Action (KIA).



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Units served with

The insignia of the 388th Bomb Group.

388th Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

42-5908

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 388th Bomb Group 561st Bomb Squadron

Events

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Killed in action

29 July 1943

Born

Duluth, Minnesota

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / www.388bg.info/Personnel.html