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GORDEY, Vincient Howard - Date of
birth
1920 -
Age
unknown - Place of
birth
Shreveport, Caddo Parish, Louisiana -
Hometown
Rapides Parish, Louisiana
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
O-680435 -
Rank
Second Lieutenant -
Function
Co-Pilot -
Unit
327th Bombardment Squadron,
92nd Bombardment Group, Heavy
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
26 November 1943 - Place of
death
Mahndorf, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| M | 16 | 8 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Howard Gordy (father)
Amanda A. (Richmond) Gordey (mother)
Alfred D. Winegeart (stepfather)
Ada L. Gordy (sister)
Louise L. Gordy (sister)
Adolph A. Winegeart (half-brother)
Aggie M. Winegeart (half-sister)
Hazel P. Gordey (wife)
Plane data
- Serial
number
42-3165 -
Data
Type: B-17F
Nickname: Melancholy Baby
Destination: Bremen, Germany
Mission: Bombing of the U-boat facilities
MACR: 1385
More information
2nd Lt Vincient H. Gordey was a barber.He joined the Air Corps of the Regular Army on 13 June 1941.
His father died in 1921 and his mother remarried. According to the 1930 census, he and his brothers and sisters were all called Winegeart.
The airplane was hit by flak that knocked out the #3 engine. The airplane exploded and crashed on the railway track at Mahndorf. Three crew members were taken prisoner, and seven were killed. They were initially buried at the municipal cemetery of Mahndorf on 27 November 1943.
Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Eads Roots and Branches / 1920 Census, www.fold3.com, www.newspapers.com - Monroe Morning World, www.fold3.com - MACR
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, www.newspapers.com - The Town Talk