Gordon Landis
Lt Leland Sears- Pilot; Lt Gordan Landis- Navigator; Lt Frank Merriell- Bombardier; and Sgt George Skrba- Engineer were on 459th BG Mission # 33 to Campina (Ploesti),RO 5/6/44.
Sears, Landis, Merriell and Skrba were shot down by flak and became POWs-- the other members of this crew were all KIA--- MACR # 4668 in A/C 41- 29318 "Heaven Can Wait.
MACR: 4668
1st Lt Gordon S Landis was assigned to the 459th BG 758th Squadron. Military Occupational Specialty (MOS): Navigator.
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Rank |
General Order |
Date |
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Award |
Ribbon & Device |
Gordon Landis |
1st Lt |
3771 |
10/02/1944 |
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