Tyrus Gibbs

The Man Behind the Name

§ Biography

MACR-12008 Account

Waist gunner of B-24J 42-78486. Born 17 June 1921 per German POW records. First name appears as "Tyros" and "Tyree" in some documents; "Tyrus" is used per the official MACR form.

Captured 28 January 1945 on Schouwen Island, Holland. Transferred to Dulag Luft West on 30 January 1945.

Service record.

§ As Catalogued

Serial Number

34428803

Missions flown.

4 catalogued · 28 Jan 1945 — 05 Oct 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.

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