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<blockquote data-quote="John Robertson" data-source="post: 3205" data-attributes="member: 1"><p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>SURNAME</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Gilhousen </em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>FORENAME</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>William Richard</em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>UNIT</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>1 AC Group (Fighter Section)</em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>RANK</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Captain </em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>NUMBER</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>0-667062 </em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>DATE OF DEATH</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>16th July 1944 </em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>AGE</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px">24</p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>GRAVESITE</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Manila American Cemetery, Philippines Tablets of the Missing </em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>ADDITIONAL INFORMATION</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>from Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>born 23.1.1920 Des Moines, Iowa</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>son of Lawrence Eugene and Della Luella (nee Harden) Gilhousen (1899-1981)</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>graduated high school</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>draftsman in civilian life</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>employed by Proudfoot Rawson Brooks and Borg, Des Moines, Iowa</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>01.07.1941 draft card Iowa</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>enlisted 23.2.1942 Fort Des Moines, Iowa (Private 17065212 Air Corps)</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>1 AC Group 29.10.1943</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>awards D.F.C. with oak leaf cluster, Air Medal with oak leaf cluster</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>POW 15.4.1944 (P-51 43-6872)</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>died as POW Rangoon Central Jail, Burma</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><a href="https://www.specialforcesroh.com/index.php?media/w-gilhousen.39942/" target="_blank"><img src="https://www.specialforcesroh.com/data/xfmg/thumbnail/39/39942-d55776fca17852f71cdb5a5141791a77.jpg?1710340785" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="width: 300px; height: 300px" /></a> <a href="https://www.specialforcesroh.com/index.php?media/w-gilhousen.39943/" target="_blank"><img src="https://www.specialforcesroh.com/data/xfmg/custom_thumbnail/39/39943-fd5019d09116cdf24515bf1cfae26ab8.jpg?1710341275" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="width: 300px; height: 300px" /></a></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><strong>William's remains were recovered in 1946 from a burial at the Rangoon POW camp.</strong></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><strong>His remains, along with others, were being transported from Rangoon to Calcutta, India by C-47 #43-48308. However this C-47 crashed on this trip on May 17, 1946. His remains were not recovered from this crash.</strong></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="John Robertson, post: 3205, member: 1"] [LIST] [*][B]SURNAME[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]Gilhousen [/I][/INDENT] [LIST] [*][B]FORENAME[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]William Richard[/I][/INDENT] [LIST] [*][B]UNIT[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]1 AC Group (Fighter Section)[/I][/INDENT] [LIST] [*][B]RANK[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]Captain [/I][/INDENT] [LIST] [*][B]NUMBER[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]0-667062 [/I][/INDENT] [LIST] [*][B]DATE OF DEATH[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]16th July 1944 [/I][/INDENT] [LIST] [*][B]AGE[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT]24[/INDENT] [LIST] [*][B]GRAVESITE[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]Manila American Cemetery, Philippines Tablets of the Missing [/I][/INDENT] [LIST] [*][B]ADDITIONAL INFORMATION[/B] [/LIST] [INDENT][I]from Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]born 23.1.1920 Des Moines, Iowa[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]son of Lawrence Eugene and Della Luella (nee Harden) Gilhousen (1899-1981)[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]graduated high school[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]draftsman in civilian life[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]employed by Proudfoot Rawson Brooks and Borg, Des Moines, Iowa[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]01.07.1941 draft card Iowa[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]enlisted 23.2.1942 Fort Des Moines, Iowa (Private 17065212 Air Corps)[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]1 AC Group 29.10.1943[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]awards D.F.C. with oak leaf cluster, Air Medal with oak leaf cluster[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]POW 15.4.1944 (P-51 43-6872)[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][I]died as POW Rangoon Central Jail, Burma[/I][/INDENT] [INDENT][URL='https://www.specialforcesroh.com/index.php?media/w-gilhousen.39942/'][IMG width="300px" height="300px"]https://www.specialforcesroh.com/data/xfmg/thumbnail/39/39942-d55776fca17852f71cdb5a5141791a77.jpg?1710340785[/IMG][/URL] [URL="https://www.specialforcesroh.com/index.php?media/w-gilhousen.39943/"][IMG width="300px" height="300px"]https://www.specialforcesroh.com/data/xfmg/custom_thumbnail/39/39943-fd5019d09116cdf24515bf1cfae26ab8.jpg?1710341275[/IMG][/URL][/INDENT] [INDENT][B]William's remains were recovered in 1946 from a burial at the Rangoon POW camp.[/B][/INDENT] [INDENT][/INDENT] [INDENT][B]His remains, along with others, were being transported from Rangoon to Calcutta, India by C-47 #43-48308. However this C-47 crashed on this trip on May 17, 1946. His remains were not recovered from this crash.[/B][/INDENT] [/QUOTE]
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