Gossling Walter Bryan, Jr.

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Walter Bryan, Jr. Gossling is honored on the following 1 monument(s) in our database:

466th Bomber Group 'Honor Roll' and Memorial Display

Name:

Walter Bryan, Jr. Gossling

Rank:

Sergeant

Serial Number:

13199972

Unit:

785th Bomber Squadron, 466th Bomber Group

Date of Death:

1945-04-05

State:

Pennsylvania

Cemetery:

Cambridge American Cemetery and Memorial, Coton, South Cambridgeshire District, Cambridgeshire, England

Plot:

Tablets of the Missing

Row:

Grave:

Decoration:

Air Medal with Oak Leaf Clusters; Purple Heart Medal

Comments:

Walter Bryan Gossling Jr. was born on October 31, 1925, in Pennsylvania. He was the son of Marion Thomas Abbott Gossling. He enlisted in the service on March 24, 1944. He served in the 785th Bomber Squadron, 466th Bomb Group, Heavy, as a Sergeant and Gunner of a B-24J #42-51531 during World War II.

On April 5, 1945, B-24J-5-FO 42-51531, piloted by 2nd Lt. Philip Ross, took part in the 466th Bomb Group's 220th combat mission against transportation targets in the Plauen/Hof area of Germany. Poor weather complicated the operation, and the bombers relied heavily on instrument and radar navigation. During the mission, Ross's Liberator was attacked and lost to enemy fighter action. The aircraft failed to return to RAF Attlebridge, and all nine members of the crew were killed.

Sgt Gossling was declared Missing in Action, and his name was memorialized in the Tablets of the Missing in the Cambridge American Cemetery and Memorial, Coton, South Cambridgeshire District, Cambridgeshire, England.

Sources of information: www.findagrave.com, www.b24.net, weremember.abmc.gov