Name:
Samuel Harrison Gill
Rank:
Staff Sergeant
Serial Number:
38321029
Unit:
380th Bombardment Squadron (Medium), 310th Bombardment Group (Medium)
Date of Death:
1945-04-04
State:
Oklahoma
Cemetery:
Florence American Cemetery, Impruneta , Italy
Plot:
D
Row:
7
Grave:
40
Decoration:
Air Medal with 2 Oak Leaf Clusters
Comments:
Staff Sergeant Samuel H. Gill was from Red Rock, Oklahoma. He was killed while serving as a crew member on the B-25 (43-27552) “Pretzel”, of the 380th Bomber Squadron, 310th Bomber Group, 57th Bomber Wing, when it crashed on April 4 1945. “Pretzel was part of a 12-plane raid to bomb the railroad bridge at Oberdrauburg, Austria. On the return trip, “Pretzel” collided with another B-25 (43-27737) “Oklahoma Betsie”. “Pretzel” crashed immediately with complete loss of life. Three crew members of “Oklahoma Betsie” perished when it also crashed nearby. A memorial at the “Pretzel” crash site near Monte Zoncolon in northeast Italy, remembers the sacrifice of the crew.