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GILDERSLEEVE, John Robinson Jr - Date of
birth
2 April 1916 -
Age
28 - Place of
birth
Tazewell, Tazewell County, Virginia -
Hometown
McDowell County, West Virginia
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
O-353421 -
Rank
Captain -
Function
Pilot -
Unit
514th Fighter Squadron,
406th Fighter Group
-
Awards
Air Medal
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
20 February 1945 - Place of
death
unknown
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Ardennes
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| C | 16 | 12 |
Immediate family
-
Members
John R. Gildersleeve (father)
Laura (Beavers) Gildersleeve (mother)
More information
Capt John R. Gildersleeve Jr. graduated from West Virginia University in 1937.The airplane was lost on the way from Burtonwood (England) to Y-29. Lt Porter, Capt Gildersleeve, and Lt Henry M. Deja started out from Burtonwood, England, to ferry planes to Y-29. The weather was very bad, and Lt Porter became separated from Capt Gildersleeve and Lt Deja. That was the last Lt Porter saw of the other two officers.
Source of information: Jan Toenisson, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.fold3.com, www.ancestry.com - Virginia Birth Records
Photo source: Peter Schouteten, Jan Toenisson