Individual Personnel Data
| Name |
Gauntt, Norman Alton ‡
|
| Rank |
Second Lieutenant |
| Serial Number |
O-672793 ‡ |
| Unit Assignments |
Assigned to the 545th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), per Gowen Field, Boise, Idaho, Special Orders #70 dated 11 March 1943, effective 11 March 1943. |
| Duty |
Co-pilot |
| MOS | 1091 - Pilot, B-17 |
| Last Duty Date |
4 July 1943 |
| Results |
Killed In Action
Final Resting Place or Memorial: Normandy American Cemetery, Colleville-sur-Mer, France: Plot I Row 27 Grave 10 |
| Additional Information | |
| Related Documents |
Missing Air Crew Report # 3035⇓ (2.852 MB) |
| Photo Album: | Crew Photo Album⇗ |
Crew Composition When Assigned to the 384th BG
Original 384th Combat Crew
| CREWMEMBER |
POSITION |
RESULTS |
| 2nd Lt. Manning, Raymond Walter⇗ | Pilot | CT |
| 2nd Lt. Gauntt, Norman Alton | Co-pilot | KIA |
| 2nd Lt. Henley, R O (IO), Jr⇗ | Navigator | POW |
| 2nd Lt. Dillon, Warren Blodgett⇗ | Bombardier | POW |
| S/SGT. Brittain, Arthur Edward⇗ | Radio Operator / Gunner | MIA |
| S/SGT. Goldman, Robert Phillip⇗ | Radio Operator / Gunner | POW |
| S/SGT. Overbaugh, Paul Leon⇗ | Engineer / Top Turret Gunner | POW |
| S/SGT. Quaranta, Robert John⇗ | Tail Gunner | MIA |
| S/SGT. Avey, Howard Francis⇗ | Flexible Gunner | POW |
| S/SGT. Williams, Joseph P (IO)⇗ | Flexible Gunner | KIA |
Missions, Aircraft, Crews
This individual was credited with 1
Combat Mission.
| Number |
Date |
Target |
Position |
Aircraft |
Mission/Sortie Information |
|
6⇗ |
4 July 1943 |
Target: Gnome et Rhone Aircraft Engine Plant
Type: Aircraft Industry
Location: Le Mans, France |
Co-pilot |
42‑3235⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit
Failed To Return
Shot down before the target was reached; crashed near Poillé-sur-Vègre about 40km WSW of Le Mans, France. MACR 3035/4495
Sortie Report⇗ |
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