Name:
Carthel O. Gaskin
Rank:
Second Lieutenant
Serial Number:
O-706840
Unit:
360th Bomber Squadron, 303rd Bomb Group, Heavy
Date of Death:
1944-06-22
State:
Kentucky
Cemetery:
Ardennes American Cemetery, Neupre, Belgium
Plot:
A
Row:
13
Grave:
10
Decoration:
Air Medal, Purple Heart
Comments:
2nd Lt Carthel O. Gaskin, bombardier of the B-17 42-31432 “Old Glory”, took off from Molesworth, Cambridgeshire, UK on a bombing mission over Lille’s railroad infrastructure. Lt Gaskin died when his plane crashed after being hit by German flak at 1900.