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Personal info

Full name
GIBSON, James W
Date of birth
6 January 1926
Age
19
Place of birth
Wynnewood, Garvin County, Oklahoma
Hometown
Wynnewood, Garvin County, Texas

Military service

Service number
38569609
Rank
Sergeant
Function
Nose Gunner
Unit
328th Bombardment Squadron,
93rd Bombardment Group, Heavy
Awards
Purple Heart,
Air Medal

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
5 April 1945
Place of death
North Sea, off the coast of Westenschouwen, the Netherlands

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Ardennes
Plot Row Grave
D 2 54

Immediate family

Members
Ernest Gibson (father)
Willie D. Gibson (mother)
Don Gibson (brother)

Plane data

Serial number
44-50697
Data
Type: B-24H
Destination: Bayreuth, Germany
Mission: Bombing of the marshalling yard
MACR: 13846

More information

James Gibson attended high school for four years.

He enlisted in Oklohoma City, Oklahoma on 17 February 1944.
The aircraft was shot down by flak. The entire crew of nine men was killed. Six men were initially buried at a temporary military cemetery at Haamstede as unknown. Only Sgt. Galbraith could be identified. The remains of Lt. Sample and Sgt. Sandberg were discovered in April 1947 during a mine clearing operation. The wreckage was recovered in 1973.

Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Terry Hirsch, NARA, www.wwiimemorial.com, Missing Aircrew Report 13846, WWII Draft Card, 1940 US Census

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