AIR COMMANDO Gaty, Clinton Burbridge

The Silent Fleet
By Geoff Nayler
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John Robertson

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Staff member
  • SURNAME
Gaty
  • FORENAME
Clinton Burbridge
  • UNIT
1 AC Group (HQ Squadron)
  • RANK
Colonel
  • NUMBER
0-298742
  • DATE OF DEATH
26th February 1945
  • AGE
37
  • GRAVESITE
Manila American Cemetery, Philippines Tablets of the Missing
  • ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
from San Diego, San Diego County, California
born 1.12.1907 Orange, New Jersey
son of Theodore Emmett and Cornelia (nee Pomeroy) Gaty
attended San Diego State University 1928-29
married Helen Grace 1.1.1929 (b.1909) (divorced)
employed by Fairchild Camera & Instrument Company (engineer)
Air Force Material Command, Pentagon (LtColonel) (2 years)
co-designer of machine gun camera for aircraft
1 AC Group (C.O.) 20.5.1944
awards D.F.C., Air Medal with oak leaf cluster
pilot
shot down and MIA near Bahlaing, Burma
declared dead 27.2.1946
 
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