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World War II Honoree

World War II Veteran

Jack P. Gaffney

Branch of Service

U.S. Army Air Force

Hometown

Buffalo, New York

Honored By

Jack P. Gaffney

Relationship

self

Branch Seal
Activity During WWII

B-17 CREW CHIEF AND NOSE ARTIST. RECEIVED THE BRONZE STAR FOR MERITORIOUS ACHIEVEMENT ON THE 'DESTINY'S CHILD' AIRCRAFT. FLEW 53 CONSECUTIVE MISSIONS WITHOUT A MECHANICAL ABORTION AND 44 PLUS MISSIONS ON ITS 4 ORIGINAL ENGINES. WITH THE 401ST BOMB SQUADRON, 91ST BOMB GROUP. THIRTY-THREE MONTHS IN THE EUROPEAN THEATER OF OPERATIONS, FROM SEPTEMBER 1942 TO JUNE 1945.