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2Lt Gyll C Standifird

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2Lt Gyll C Standifird

Birth
Navajo County, Arizona, USA
Death
27 Sep 1943 (aged 26)
At Sea
Burial
Margraten, Eijsden-Margraten Municipality, Limburg, Netherlands Add to Map
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Second Lieutenant. Occupation or specialty was Co Pilot. Service number was 736399. Served with 94th Bomber Group, Heavy, 331st Bomber Squadron. His aircraft was flying in the 2nd Low Group ... It was seen with #1 and #4 engines out, with black smoke pouring out ... Wheels were down and bombs were believed to be dropped ... The left wing dropped off ... A/C was believed to blow up and disintegrate ... One chute was observed ... His brother 2nd Lt Frank H Standifird was the Bombardier on this aircraft and is also listed as MIA on the Walls of the Missing at Margraten
Second Lieutenant. Occupation or specialty was Co Pilot. Service number was 736399. Served with 94th Bomber Group, Heavy, 331st Bomber Squadron. His aircraft was flying in the 2nd Low Group ... It was seen with #1 and #4 engines out, with black smoke pouring out ... Wheels were down and bombs were believed to be dropped ... The left wing dropped off ... A/C was believed to blow up and disintegrate ... One chute was observed ... His brother 2nd Lt Frank H Standifird was the Bombardier on this aircraft and is also listed as MIA on the Walls of the Missing at Margraten

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Entered the service from Arizona.

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  • Maintained by: blazen36
  • Originally Created by: War Graves
  • Added: Aug 6, 2010
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/56304192/gyll_c-standifird: accessed ), memorial page for 2Lt Gyll C Standifird (26 Dec 1916–27 Sep 1943), Find a Grave Memorial ID 56304192, citing Netherlands American Cemetery and Memorial, Margraten, Eijsden-Margraten Municipality, Limburg, Netherlands; Maintained by blazen36 (contributor 49893165).