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GOBER, John Herschel - Date of
birth
29 July 1921 -
Age
22 - Place of
birth
Monroe, Le Flore County, Oklahoma -
Hometown
Poteau, Le Flore County, Oklahoma
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
18136266 -
Rank
Staff Sergeant -
Function
Engineer/Gunner -
Unit
559th Bombardment Squadron,
387th Bombardment Group, Medium
-
Awards
Air Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
2 March 1944 - Place of
death
Near Ostende, Belgium
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| B | 12 | 5 |
Immediate family
-
Members
John H. Gober (father)
Vola A. (Brown) Gober (mother)
Elton C. Gober (brother)
Bettie N. Gober (sister)
Ray C. Gober (brother)
Herman Gober (brother)
Plane data
- Serial
number
41-31698 -
Data
Type: B-26B-21
Destination: Linghem, France
Mission: Bombing
MACR: 2525
More information
John H. Gober was employed by the Board of Education in Poteau and was a driver of the school bus.Statement by S/Sgt Warren Gould, 19162825, 559th Bomb Sq.:
"We were flying number four position in the high box when I saw the plane hit.
It seemed to me that it was hit in the bomb bays and the right wing. Then I saw one chute open and watched it. It sailed back about two or three miles onto the water. A few seconds later, I saw two more chutes open, about two thousand feet below the plane. A short time later I saw the wing break off and the plane go into a spin, passing through the clouds in a mass of flames."
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.fold3.com - MACR / WWII Draft Card, www.ancestry.com - 1930/1940 Census / Family Trees
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Michael Beach, Le Flore County Historical Society - courtesy of Storiesbehindthestars.org