Personal File · AirmanPrisoner of War

Greenwood G. Gay.

Co-Pilot · Of Pensacola, FL.

The Man Behind the Name

§ Biography

2nd Lt. Greenwood G. Gay served as co-pilot. His next of kin was his wife, Mrs. Lorraine R. Gay, of 1210 Dexter Street, Pensacola, Florida.

Gay was captured after bailing out on 25 February 1944. He was seriously injured, having been shot through the lungs, and was transferred to the hospital at Dahn by order of the garrison physician. His ASN was recorded as 0-748623.

While in the hospital at Dahn, Gay provided information to German authorities identifying the dead crewmember T/Sgt. Gerald Brown and confirming the fate of pilot Lt. McCartie. Gay was taken prisoner and transported to Dulag Luft.

Service record.

§ As Catalogued
Rank
2nd Lieutenant
Position
Co-Pilot
Serial Number
O-748623
Hometown
Pensacola, FL

Missions flown.

3 catalogued · 25 Feb 1944 — 24 Feb 1944

The missions below are those we have been able to document for this airman, drawn from flight logs, mission records, and archival sources. It is not necessarily a complete account of every mission flown; gaps may reflect missing documentation, transferred assignments, or records lost to time.

Sources.

§ Provenance
United States Army Air Forces · National Archives and Records Administration · 1944
Official record
United States Army Air Forces · National Archives and Records Administration · 1944
Official record
2nd Air Division · 2nd Air Division Digital Archive · 1944
Official record