His next of kin was noted as being Mrs. Ida L. Gilleland who resided in Jacksonville, Florida.
Jack served as a Second Lieutenant on B-24J "Black M" #42-110093, 707th Bomber Squadron, 446th Bomber Group, U.S. Army Air Force during World War II.
He resided in Florida prior to the war.
Jack was "Killed In Action" when his B-24, while on a bombing mission to Karlsruhe, Germany, crashed for unclear circumstances in Longuyon, France, 35 km North North East of Verdun, France during the war.
He was awarded the Air Medal with 2 Oak Leaf Clusters and the Purple Heart.
Service # O-706732
( Bio by: Russell S. "Russ" Pickett )
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Airmen who perished on B-24J #42-110093:
Brisbois, Maynard O ~ S/Sgt, Maryland
Getman, William D ~ 2nd Lt, Pilot, New York
Gilleland, Jack L ~ 2nd Lt, Florida
Griffeth, Elwood L ~ T/Sgt, Maine
Narducci, Albert E ~ S/Sgt, Pennsylvania
Odom, Melville W ~ S/Sgt, North Carolina
Phillips, Joe W ~ 2nd Lt, Oklahoma
Prendergast, Edward F ~ S/Sgt, Massachusetts
Strathern, Bernard R ~ 2nd Lt, New Jersey
Voellinger, Fred B, Jr ~ S/Sgt, Pennsylvania
Wagner, Clyde E, Jr ~ T/Sgt, Pennsylvania
( Crew Report by: Russell S. "Russ" Pickett )
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Jack served as a Second Lieutenant on B-24J "Black M" #42-110093, 707th Bomber Squadron, 446th Bomber Group, U.S. Army Air Force during World War II.
He resided in Florida prior to the war.
Jack was "Killed In Action" when his B-24, while on a bombing mission to Karlsruhe, Germany, crashed for unclear circumstances in Longuyon, France, 35 km North North East of Verdun, France during the war.
He was awarded the Air Medal with 2 Oak Leaf Clusters and the Purple Heart.
Service # O-706732
( Bio by: Russell S. "Russ" Pickett )
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Airmen who perished on B-24J #42-110093:
Brisbois, Maynard O ~ S/Sgt, Maryland
Getman, William D ~ 2nd Lt, Pilot, New York
Gilleland, Jack L ~ 2nd Lt, Florida
Griffeth, Elwood L ~ T/Sgt, Maine
Narducci, Albert E ~ S/Sgt, Pennsylvania
Odom, Melville W ~ S/Sgt, North Carolina
Phillips, Joe W ~ 2nd Lt, Oklahoma
Prendergast, Edward F ~ S/Sgt, Massachusetts
Strathern, Bernard R ~ 2nd Lt, New Jersey
Voellinger, Fred B, Jr ~ S/Sgt, Pennsylvania
Wagner, Clyde E, Jr ~ T/Sgt, Pennsylvania
( Crew Report by: Russell S. "Russ" Pickett )
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
His next of kin was noted as being Mrs. Ida L. Gilleland who resided in Jacksonville, Florida.
Jack served as a Second Lieutenant on B-24J "Black M" #42-110093, 707th Bomber Squadron, 446th Bomber Group, U.S. Army Air Force during World War II.
He resided in Florida prior to the war.
Jack was "Killed In Action" when his B-24, while on a bombing mission to Karlsruhe, Germany, crashed for unclear circumstances in Longuyon, France, 35 km North North East of Verdun, France during the war.
He was awarded the Air Medal with 2 Oak Leaf Clusters and the Purple Heart.
Service # O-706732
( Bio by: Russell S. "Russ" Pickett )
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Airmen who perished on B-24J #42-110093:
Brisbois, Maynard O ~ S/Sgt, Maryland
Getman, William D ~ 2nd Lt, Pilot, New York
Gilleland, Jack L ~ 2nd Lt, Florida
Griffeth, Elwood L ~ T/Sgt, Maine
Narducci, Albert E ~ S/Sgt, Pennsylvania
Odom, Melville W ~ S/Sgt, North Carolina
Phillips, Joe W ~ 2nd Lt, Oklahoma
Prendergast, Edward F ~ S/Sgt, Massachusetts
Strathern, Bernard R ~ 2nd Lt, New Jersey
Voellinger, Fred B, Jr ~ S/Sgt, Pennsylvania
Wagner, Clyde E, Jr ~ T/Sgt, Pennsylvania
( Crew Report by: Russell S. "Russ" Pickett )
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Jack served as a Second Lieutenant on B-24J "Black M" #42-110093, 707th Bomber Squadron, 446th Bomber Group, U.S. Army Air Force during World War II.
He resided in Florida prior to the war.
Jack was "Killed In Action" when his B-24, while on a bombing mission to Karlsruhe, Germany, crashed for unclear circumstances in Longuyon, France, 35 km North North East of Verdun, France during the war.
He was awarded the Air Medal with 2 Oak Leaf Clusters and the Purple Heart.
Service # O-706732
( Bio by: Russell S. "Russ" Pickett )
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Airmen who perished on B-24J #42-110093:
Brisbois, Maynard O ~ S/Sgt, Maryland
Getman, William D ~ 2nd Lt, Pilot, New York
Gilleland, Jack L ~ 2nd Lt, Florida
Griffeth, Elwood L ~ T/Sgt, Maine
Narducci, Albert E ~ S/Sgt, Pennsylvania
Odom, Melville W ~ S/Sgt, North Carolina
Phillips, Joe W ~ 2nd Lt, Oklahoma
Prendergast, Edward F ~ S/Sgt, Massachusetts
Strathern, Bernard R ~ 2nd Lt, New Jersey
Voellinger, Fred B, Jr ~ S/Sgt, Pennsylvania
Wagner, Clyde E, Jr ~ T/Sgt, Pennsylvania
( Crew Report by: Russell S. "Russ" Pickett )
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