Gillos served as a Staff Sergeant & Ball Turret Gunner on B-17F "Ron Chee" #42-3123, 535th Bomber Squadron, 381st Bomber Group, U.S. Army Air Force during World War II.
He resided in the Pulaski County, Arkansas prior to the war.
He enlisted in the Army Air Corps on November 14, 1941, prior to the war. He was noted, at the time of his enlistment, as being employed as a Actor and also as Single, without dependents.
He was married sometime after his enlistment to Oleta Faye Rolling. She resided in Globe, Arizona during the war.
B-17F "Ron Chee" #42-3123, while on a bombing mission over Bremen, Germany, was attacked by German aircraft and shot down during the war. They crashed in Fladdderlohausen, 10 miles southeast of Quackenbruck, Germany during the war.
Gillos was "Killed In Action" in this crash.
He was awarded the Air Medal and the Purple Heart.
Service # 17031973
Son of Henry C. Gentry who resided in Little Rock, Arkansas.
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Airmen who perished on B-17 #42-3123:
Duffy, Raymond V ~ S/Sgt, Waist Gunner, NY
Gentry, Gillos E ~ S/Sgt, Ball Turret Gunner, AR
Heim, William O ~ 2nd Lt, Co-Pilot, MO
Jennette, Arthur P ~ T/Sgt, Engineer, TN
Kemp, Leslie A, Jr ~ 1st Lt, Pilot, NH
Nelson, Thomas B ~ 2nd Lt, Bombardier, ND
Osborn, Edward F ~ S/Sgt, Tail Gunner, IN
Richards, Walter L ~ S/Sgt, Radio Operator, UT
Stinsman, James ~ S/Sgt, Waist Gunner, NJ
Tomlin, Frank E ~ 2nd Lt, Navigator, DC
Bio & Crew Report by:
Russ Pickett
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He resided in the Pulaski County, Arkansas prior to the war.
He enlisted in the Army Air Corps on November 14, 1941, prior to the war. He was noted, at the time of his enlistment, as being employed as a Actor and also as Single, without dependents.
He was married sometime after his enlistment to Oleta Faye Rolling. She resided in Globe, Arizona during the war.
B-17F "Ron Chee" #42-3123, while on a bombing mission over Bremen, Germany, was attacked by German aircraft and shot down during the war. They crashed in Fladdderlohausen, 10 miles southeast of Quackenbruck, Germany during the war.
Gillos was "Killed In Action" in this crash.
He was awarded the Air Medal and the Purple Heart.
Service # 17031973
Son of Henry C. Gentry who resided in Little Rock, Arkansas.
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Airmen who perished on B-17 #42-3123:
Duffy, Raymond V ~ S/Sgt, Waist Gunner, NY
Gentry, Gillos E ~ S/Sgt, Ball Turret Gunner, AR
Heim, William O ~ 2nd Lt, Co-Pilot, MO
Jennette, Arthur P ~ T/Sgt, Engineer, TN
Kemp, Leslie A, Jr ~ 1st Lt, Pilot, NH
Nelson, Thomas B ~ 2nd Lt, Bombardier, ND
Osborn, Edward F ~ S/Sgt, Tail Gunner, IN
Richards, Walter L ~ S/Sgt, Radio Operator, UT
Stinsman, James ~ S/Sgt, Waist Gunner, NJ
Tomlin, Frank E ~ 2nd Lt, Navigator, DC
Bio & Crew Report by:
Russ Pickett
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Gillos served as a Staff Sergeant & Ball Turret Gunner on B-17F "Ron Chee" #42-3123, 535th Bomber Squadron, 381st Bomber Group, U.S. Army Air Force during World War II.
He resided in the Pulaski County, Arkansas prior to the war.
He enlisted in the Army Air Corps on November 14, 1941, prior to the war. He was noted, at the time of his enlistment, as being employed as a Actor and also as Single, without dependents.
He was married sometime after his enlistment to Oleta Faye Rolling. She resided in Globe, Arizona during the war.
B-17F "Ron Chee" #42-3123, while on a bombing mission over Bremen, Germany, was attacked by German aircraft and shot down during the war. They crashed in Fladdderlohausen, 10 miles southeast of Quackenbruck, Germany during the war.
Gillos was "Killed In Action" in this crash.
He was awarded the Air Medal and the Purple Heart.
Service # 17031973
Son of Henry C. Gentry who resided in Little Rock, Arkansas.
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Airmen who perished on B-17 #42-3123:
Duffy, Raymond V ~ S/Sgt, Waist Gunner, NY
Gentry, Gillos E ~ S/Sgt, Ball Turret Gunner, AR
Heim, William O ~ 2nd Lt, Co-Pilot, MO
Jennette, Arthur P ~ T/Sgt, Engineer, TN
Kemp, Leslie A, Jr ~ 1st Lt, Pilot, NH
Nelson, Thomas B ~ 2nd Lt, Bombardier, ND
Osborn, Edward F ~ S/Sgt, Tail Gunner, IN
Richards, Walter L ~ S/Sgt, Radio Operator, UT
Stinsman, James ~ S/Sgt, Waist Gunner, NJ
Tomlin, Frank E ~ 2nd Lt, Navigator, DC
Bio & Crew Report by:
Russ Pickett
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He resided in the Pulaski County, Arkansas prior to the war.
He enlisted in the Army Air Corps on November 14, 1941, prior to the war. He was noted, at the time of his enlistment, as being employed as a Actor and also as Single, without dependents.
He was married sometime after his enlistment to Oleta Faye Rolling. She resided in Globe, Arizona during the war.
B-17F "Ron Chee" #42-3123, while on a bombing mission over Bremen, Germany, was attacked by German aircraft and shot down during the war. They crashed in Fladdderlohausen, 10 miles southeast of Quackenbruck, Germany during the war.
Gillos was "Killed In Action" in this crash.
He was awarded the Air Medal and the Purple Heart.
Service # 17031973
Son of Henry C. Gentry who resided in Little Rock, Arkansas.
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Airmen who perished on B-17 #42-3123:
Duffy, Raymond V ~ S/Sgt, Waist Gunner, NY
Gentry, Gillos E ~ S/Sgt, Ball Turret Gunner, AR
Heim, William O ~ 2nd Lt, Co-Pilot, MO
Jennette, Arthur P ~ T/Sgt, Engineer, TN
Kemp, Leslie A, Jr ~ 1st Lt, Pilot, NH
Nelson, Thomas B ~ 2nd Lt, Bombardier, ND
Osborn, Edward F ~ S/Sgt, Tail Gunner, IN
Richards, Walter L ~ S/Sgt, Radio Operator, UT
Stinsman, James ~ S/Sgt, Waist Gunner, NJ
Tomlin, Frank E ~ 2nd Lt, Navigator, DC
Bio & Crew Report by:
Russ Pickett
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