Gillespie Henry Troy

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Henry Troy Gillespie is honored on the following 1 monument(s) in our database:

2Lt Gillespie and 2Lt Peters Memorial

Name:

Henry Troy Gillespie

Rank:

First Lieutenant

Serial Number:

O-756538

Unit:

392nd Fighter Squadron, 367th Fighter Group

Date of Death:

1944-06-17

State:

Texas

Cemetery:

Normandy American Cemetery, Colleville-Sur-Mer, France

Plot:

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Grave:

Decoration:

Air Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster

Comments:

Henry Troy Gillespie was born on November 29, 1916, in Coleman County, Texas. He was the son of Francis Henry Gillespie and Hazel Leta Keesee Gillespie.

Henry served in the 392nd Fighter Squadron, 367th Fighter Group, as a Second Lieutenant and Pilot of the P-38 #42-104180 during World War II.

On June 17, 1944, he took off at Station 452 airfield in Stoney Cross, England, for an attack mission to the marshaling yards of Epernon, France. At 2:35 PM, he was shot down by an Me109 fighter, crashing his plane into the commune of Maillebois.

2Lt Gillespie is now buried in the Normandy American Cemetery, Colleville-Sur-Mer, France.

Source of information: www.findagrave.com, www.abmc.gov, francecrashes39-45.net