Vernon served as a First Lieutenant & Pilot on B-25H #43-4360, 491st Bomber Squadron, 341st Bomber Group, Medium, U.S. Army Air Force during World War II.
He resided in Saint Louis County, Missouri prior to the war.
He enlisted in the Army Air Corps on April 3, 1942 in St. Louis, Missouri. He was noted, at the time of his enlistment, as being employed as an Office Clerk and also as Single, without dependents.
B-25H #43-4360 took off from Yangkai, China on a bombing mission. After completing the mission they ran into extremely bad weather and are believed to have crashed at sea.
Vernon was declared "Missing In Action" on this mission during the war.
He was awarded the Air Medal and the Purple Heart.
Army Service No. (ASN): # O-677708
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Airmen who perished on B-25H #43-4360:
Eldridge, Morris L ~ 2nd Lt, Bombardier, WA
Flansburg, Robert B ~ S/Sgt, Radio Operator, MI
Gauvain, Vernon R ~ 1st Lt, Pilot, MO
Johnson, Floyd H ~ Sgt, Gunner, SC
Priest, William W ~ Sgt, Engineer, NJ
Roe, George W ~ 2nd Lt, Co-Pilot, WY
Bio, Family Links & Crew Report by:
Russell S. "Russ" Pickett
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Entered the Service From: Missouri
Vernon R. Gauvain is listed as Killed In Action in the 1946 Army and Army Air Forces Personnel Casualty List for St. Louis (City), Missouri.
***I would like to thank JimO Find A Grave ID 46874118 for adding his photo to this memorial***
***I would like to thank L.A. Find A Grave ID 51087469 for adding their photo of Vernon to this memorial***
***I would like to thank Russ Pickett Find A Grave ID 46575736 for adding his bio to this memorial***
Suggested edit: Second cenotaph on family monument in Resurrection Cemetery, Affton, St. Louis County, Missouri. Find A Grave Memorial ID 242925154
Contributor: Mary S (48909301) • [email protected]
He resided in Saint Louis County, Missouri prior to the war.
He enlisted in the Army Air Corps on April 3, 1942 in St. Louis, Missouri. He was noted, at the time of his enlistment, as being employed as an Office Clerk and also as Single, without dependents.
B-25H #43-4360 took off from Yangkai, China on a bombing mission. After completing the mission they ran into extremely bad weather and are believed to have crashed at sea.
Vernon was declared "Missing In Action" on this mission during the war.
He was awarded the Air Medal and the Purple Heart.
Army Service No. (ASN): # O-677708
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Airmen who perished on B-25H #43-4360:
Eldridge, Morris L ~ 2nd Lt, Bombardier, WA
Flansburg, Robert B ~ S/Sgt, Radio Operator, MI
Gauvain, Vernon R ~ 1st Lt, Pilot, MO
Johnson, Floyd H ~ Sgt, Gunner, SC
Priest, William W ~ Sgt, Engineer, NJ
Roe, George W ~ 2nd Lt, Co-Pilot, WY
Bio, Family Links & Crew Report by:
Russell S. "Russ" Pickett
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Entered the Service From: Missouri
Vernon R. Gauvain is listed as Killed In Action in the 1946 Army and Army Air Forces Personnel Casualty List for St. Louis (City), Missouri.
***I would like to thank JimO Find A Grave ID 46874118 for adding his photo to this memorial***
***I would like to thank L.A. Find A Grave ID 51087469 for adding their photo of Vernon to this memorial***
***I would like to thank Russ Pickett Find A Grave ID 46575736 for adding his bio to this memorial***
Suggested edit: Second cenotaph on family monument in Resurrection Cemetery, Affton, St. Louis County, Missouri. Find A Grave Memorial ID 242925154
Contributor: Mary S (48909301) • [email protected]
Vernon served as a First Lieutenant & Pilot on B-25H #43-4360, 491st Bomber Squadron, 341st Bomber Group, Medium, U.S. Army Air Force during World War II.
He resided in Saint Louis County, Missouri prior to the war.
He enlisted in the Army Air Corps on April 3, 1942 in St. Louis, Missouri. He was noted, at the time of his enlistment, as being employed as an Office Clerk and also as Single, without dependents.
B-25H #43-4360 took off from Yangkai, China on a bombing mission. After completing the mission they ran into extremely bad weather and are believed to have crashed at sea.
Vernon was declared "Missing In Action" on this mission during the war.
He was awarded the Air Medal and the Purple Heart.
Army Service No. (ASN): # O-677708
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Airmen who perished on B-25H #43-4360:
Eldridge, Morris L ~ 2nd Lt, Bombardier, WA
Flansburg, Robert B ~ S/Sgt, Radio Operator, MI
Gauvain, Vernon R ~ 1st Lt, Pilot, MO
Johnson, Floyd H ~ Sgt, Gunner, SC
Priest, William W ~ Sgt, Engineer, NJ
Roe, George W ~ 2nd Lt, Co-Pilot, WY
Bio, Family Links & Crew Report by:
Russell S. "Russ" Pickett
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Entered the Service From: Missouri
Vernon R. Gauvain is listed as Killed In Action in the 1946 Army and Army Air Forces Personnel Casualty List for St. Louis (City), Missouri.
***I would like to thank JimO Find A Grave ID 46874118 for adding his photo to this memorial***
***I would like to thank L.A. Find A Grave ID 51087469 for adding their photo of Vernon to this memorial***
***I would like to thank Russ Pickett Find A Grave ID 46575736 for adding his bio to this memorial***
Suggested edit: Second cenotaph on family monument in Resurrection Cemetery, Affton, St. Louis County, Missouri. Find A Grave Memorial ID 242925154
Contributor: Mary S (48909301) • [email protected]
He resided in Saint Louis County, Missouri prior to the war.
He enlisted in the Army Air Corps on April 3, 1942 in St. Louis, Missouri. He was noted, at the time of his enlistment, as being employed as an Office Clerk and also as Single, without dependents.
B-25H #43-4360 took off from Yangkai, China on a bombing mission. After completing the mission they ran into extremely bad weather and are believed to have crashed at sea.
Vernon was declared "Missing In Action" on this mission during the war.
He was awarded the Air Medal and the Purple Heart.
Army Service No. (ASN): # O-677708
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Airmen who perished on B-25H #43-4360:
Eldridge, Morris L ~ 2nd Lt, Bombardier, WA
Flansburg, Robert B ~ S/Sgt, Radio Operator, MI
Gauvain, Vernon R ~ 1st Lt, Pilot, MO
Johnson, Floyd H ~ Sgt, Gunner, SC
Priest, William W ~ Sgt, Engineer, NJ
Roe, George W ~ 2nd Lt, Co-Pilot, WY
Bio, Family Links & Crew Report by:
Russell S. "Russ" Pickett
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Entered the Service From: Missouri
Vernon R. Gauvain is listed as Killed In Action in the 1946 Army and Army Air Forces Personnel Casualty List for St. Louis (City), Missouri.
***I would like to thank JimO Find A Grave ID 46874118 for adding his photo to this memorial***
***I would like to thank L.A. Find A Grave ID 51087469 for adding their photo of Vernon to this memorial***
***I would like to thank Russ Pickett Find A Grave ID 46575736 for adding his bio to this memorial***
Suggested edit: Second cenotaph on family monument in Resurrection Cemetery, Affton, St. Louis County, Missouri. Find A Grave Memorial ID 242925154
Contributor: Mary S (48909301) • [email protected]
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