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Donald C Gamble

World War II · US Navy

United States of America

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Donald C GambleDonald C Gamble
Burial, Death, Military Service, Other, PeopleUS, American Battle Monuments Commission, 1914-1950
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Index RecordApr 8, 2013

Source URLs

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Alan C. Carey Book - U.S. Navy PB4Y-1 Liberator SquadronsMilitary Service
Wiki - Consolidated LiberatorsMilitary Service
Donald Charles Gamble | Gold Star Family Registry
Find A Grave Memorial - Cambridge American Cemetery in EnglandFamily owns and has updated
World War II Missing in Action or Buried at Sea
World War II Honoree
The War Department Files ~ A World War II Search
Donald C. Gamble | American Battle Monuments Commission
Donald C Gamble : Military Death Record World War II
Massachusetts WW2 NMCG Casualty List - G Surnames
ASN Aircraft accident 31-MAR-1944 Consolidated PB4Y-1 Liberator 63948
VPNAVY - VP-110 Mishap Summary Page - VP Patrol Squadron
Cambridge American Cemetery - Tablets of the missing memorial wall.Donald's name is under the word REMEMBRANCE on the far right
Uncle Donald Project Page on Facebook
World War 2 Awards.com - GAMBLE, Donald C.
GAMBLE-DONALD | The United States Navy MemorialMemorialized in their Navy Log and a memorial flag was flown in UD's honor on 10/10/2015 which would have been his 90th birthday. Weston has the flag
Lost Hearts Database - Purple Hearts Reunited
Find A Grave Memorial - Rural Memorial Stone (Cenotaph)
Gamble, Donald C. - TracesOfWar.com
Purple Heart RecipientsNational Purple Heart Hall of Honor
Donald C Gamble, Petty Officer Second Class from Massachusetts, World War II Casualty
Military Hall of Honor | Your online source to identify and honor every man and woman, dead or alive, that has honorably served, or is serving, in the US Armed Forces from 1775 to present. | MilitaryHallofHonor.com
National WWII Museum in New OrleansDonald's personal page
Donald C. Gamble - Veterans Legacies
Liberator loss over Biscay [Archive] - Luftwaffe and Allied Air Forces Discussion Forum
Franklin Richard Shipe ARM2/c USNR VB-110 killed 24 August 1944 - Page 2 - GROUPINGS - U.S. Militaria Forum
Guestbook - WWII U.S. Naval Aviation Collector's Guide
Aces of the Luftwaffe - Dieter Meister
Volume II: U.S. Navy, U.S. Marine Corps and U.S. Coast Guard Aircraft Lost ... - Campbell, Ph. D. Douglas E. Campbell - Google Books
USN Overseas Aircraft Loss List March 1944
US Navy and US Marine Corps BuNos--Third Series (60010 to 70187)
Off for Biscay
WWII in Colour - 1941 U-Boat Campaign - youtube videoPB4Y-1's are shown at 7:00 into the video
WWII German U-Boat Under Attack - youtube videoPB4Y-1 shooting and destroying a U-Boat in the Bay of Biscay
PB4Y-1 Liberator video Part II - youtube videoGreat look at the Liberator and how small it was inside
Dunkeswell Squadron of Liberators - youtube videogreat look at them taking off and flying
WWII (New Bedford, Massachusetts) - WarMemorial.us
The Veterans' Memoriam
The Patriot Files :: Dedicated to the preservation of military history
The Wartime Memories Project - The Second World War - Those Who Served
Ashley Ford Sales | New Ford dealership in New Bedford, MA 02746They fly a flag once a month to honor veterans - UD will be soon as Linda has added him to their list.
AO's Killed in Action WWII
Stowe, VT Purple Heart Newspaper ArticleMentions Donald's name
Franklin Richard Shipe ARM2/c USNR VB-110 killed 24 August 1944 - GROUPINGS - U.S. Militaria ForumThe guy mentions that he has D.C. Gamble's purple heart - dead end as he sold it in 2011 to someone in Florida.
Mayor Mitchell proclaims Aug 7 ‘Purple Heart Day’ in New Bedford | New Bedford Guide
Donald C. Gamble (1925 - 1944) - ForeverMissed Memorial Websites
Eisenhower Honor Roll
Southcoast ArticleFlag flies in Donald Gamble's honor
Ashley Ford Sales | Flag Honors AOM2c Donald Gamble, Young Navy Gunner KIA
Northeast Fire News - G
VPNAVY! 2018 BookBook with his name in it 2018
VPNAVY Mishap GuestbookGuestbook entry in 2018
Naval History WW2 USN "G" Names
Our Fallen Soldier Memorial Page
American Air Museum of Britain

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Military records from the National Archives in St. Louis, MO
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