Henry L Gilbert
Military ROLL OF HONOURAssigned to 340BS, 97BG, 8AF USAAF. Failed To Return (FTR) navigation exercise to Burtonwood in B-17 41-9098. Weather was poor, almost certainly the red warning flares on North Wales border were missed by the crew, and so while continuing on their heading they crashed on the eastern side of Cadair Bronwen in the Berwyn Mountain range in North Wales. 11-Aug-42. Died Non Battle (DNB)
Awards: PH.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Twelfth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 97th Bomb Group 340th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 18063167
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Engineer
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 97th Bomb Group 340th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 14059939 / O-437940
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 97th Bomb Group 340th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 6661532
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Waist Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 97th Bomb Group 340th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 14042901 / O-430984
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 97th Bomb Group 340th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 13003763
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Big Bitch
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 97th Bomb Group 340th Bomb Squadron 359th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Enlisted |
Jackson, MS, USA | 26 April 1941 | |
Died |
Cadair Bronwen, Corwen LL21 0ND, UK | 11 August 1942 | Failed To Return (FTR) navigation exercise to Burtonwood in B-17 41-9098. Poor weather caused crash on Cadair Bronwen, Wales. 11-Aug-42. DNB. |
Buried |
13 August 1942 | Interred Cambridge American Cemetery and Memorial | |
Assumption Parish, LA, USA | |||
Born |
Baton Rouge, LA, USA | Son of James W and Seloise A Gilbert. | |
Based |
Polebrook | 11 August 1942 | Assigned to 340BS, 97BG, 8AF USAAF. |
Revisions
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1st Combat Wing, Losses of the 8th and 9th AF by Bishop and Hey p. 25 / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia