Gober, Claude Isom

Individual Personnel Data
Name	Gober, Claude Isom ‡ ⇗
Rank	Second Lieutenant
Serial Number	O-676942 ‡
Unit Assignments	Assigned to the 544th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #136 dated 5 November 1943, effective 5 November 1943.
Duty	Bombardier
MOS	1035 - Bombardier
Last Duty Date	13 November 1943
Results	Killed In Action Final Resting Place or Memorial: Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery, San Antonio, Texas: Section O Site 18
Additional Information	Date of Birth: 3 August 1920 Graduated from Bombardier School at Big Spring AAF, Big Spring, Texas, Class #43-06, 22 April 1943. Killed in a flying accident that occurred while maneuvering after takeoff for a mission that was subsequently recalled. The aircraft caught fire, went into a spin, broke in half, and exploded.
Related Documents	Accident Report # 43-11-13-500⇓ (1.356 MB)
Photo Album:	Crew Photo Album⇗

Crew Composition When Assigned to the 384th BG
Replacement Combat Crew
CREWMEMBER	POSITION	RESULTS
2nd Lt. Connell, Ralph Jackson, Jr⇗	Pilot	KIA
2nd Lt. Sharff, Sampson (NMI), "Bud"⇗	Co-pilot	CT
2nd Lt. Angthius, Lawrence Harold⇗	Navigator	KIA
2nd Lt. Gober, Claude Isom	Bombardier	KIA
T/SGT. Purdy, Alan Bradford⇗	Radio Operator / Gunner	CT
T/SGT. Wick, Harvey Arthur⇗	Engineer / Top Turret Gunner	KIA
S/SGT. Calder, Ellsworth Franklin⇗	Ball Turret Gunner	KIA
S/SGT. Barr, Kenneth Duane⇗	Tail Gunner	KIA
S/SGT. Bryant, Robert Clinton⇗	Flexible Gunner	KIA
S/SGT. McCulley, William Homer, Jr⇗	Flexible Gunner	KIA

Missions, Aircraft, Crews
This individual was credited with 0 Combat Missions.
Number	Date	Target	Position	Aircraft	Mission/Sortie Information
--⇗	13 November 1943	Target: City Center Type: Non-Military Location: Bremen, Germany	Bombardier	41‑24575⇗	Crashed as the result of a flying accident that occurred while maneuvering after takeoff for a mission that was subsequently recalled. The aircraft caught fire, went into a spin, broke in half, and exploded. Sortie Report⇗

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