Name:
John Robert Gemmel
Rank:
Staff Sergeant
Serial Number:
32372386
Unit:
366th Bomber Squadron, 305th Bomb Group, Heavy
Date of Death:
1943-05-29
State:
New York
Cemetery:
Brittany American Cemetery, St. James, France
Plot:
O
Row:
5
Grave:
5
Decoration:
Air Medal with 2 Oak Leaf Clusters
Comments:
SSgt John R. Gemmel, belly gunner of the B-17 42-29792, took off from station 105 Chelveston, Northamptonshire, UK on a bombing mission over Saint Nazaire’s submarine pens. His plane was hit by flak over the target area, exploding in mid-air.