Gil's B-17 Flying Fortress Crew

Clockwise from upper left, Navigator Lee Hammer; Co-pilot Ed Higgins; Flight Engineer Ernie Rossi; and Bombardier Del Quick.


From Primary Training, Gil went to Basic Traning. Upon completion he was assigned to Advanced Twin Engine training. Gil was then assigned to Transitional Training in B-17's at Gulfport, Mississippi where his crew was assigned to him for the duration of the war.