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Personal info

Full name
GILBERT, Charles Henry
Date of birth
7 July 1921
Age
22
Place of birth
Narragansett, Washington County, Rhode Island
Hometown
Narragansett, Washington County, Rhode Island

Military service

Service number
11069901
Rank
Technical Sergeant
Function
Engineer/Top Turret Gunner
Unit
527th Bombardment Squadron,
379th Bombardment Group, Heavy
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
29 July 1943
Place of death
North Sea near the Frisian Islands, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Ardennes
Plot Row Grave
A 32 10

Immediate family

Members
Frank J. Gilbert (father)
Susie A. (Barker) Gilbert (mother)
Marion S. Gilbert (sister)
Norman B. Gilbert (brother)
Stewart J. Gilbert (brother)
Wallace J. Gilbert (brother)
Earnest J. Gilbert (brother)
Robert W. Gilbert (brother)
Grace Gilbert (sister)

Plane data

Serial number
42-5810
Data
Type: B-17F
Destination: Kiel, Germany
Mission: Bombing of the U-boat yards
MACR: 1363

More information

Charles H. Gilbert attended South Kingston High School and was a farmer.

He volunteered for the Army of the United States in Providence, Rhode Island on 8 June 1942.

The airplane was attacked by German fighters. Some of the crew members bailed out and some ditched with the plane. Of the ten crew members, only T/Sgt Gilbert was the only casualty.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Raf Dyckmans, Terry Hirsch, www.abmc.gov, www.ancestry.com - U.S., Headstone and Interment Records for U.S. Military Cemeteries on Foreign Soil / 1925/1930 Census / WWII Enlistment Record / 379thbga.org, WWII Draft Card

Photo source: Peter Schouteten