Bruno Gaido
_1942.jpg) Przecięty skrzydłem bombowca G3M kadłub SBD | |
 Aviation machinist's mate 1st class | |
| Data i miejsce urodzenia | 1916 |
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| Data i miejsce śmierci | 15 czerwca 1942 |
| Przebieg służby | |
| Lata służby | 1940–1942 |
| Siły zbrojne | |
| Jednostki | |
| Główne wojny i bitwy | Wojna na Pacyfiku †: |
| Odznaczenia | |
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Bruno Peter Gaido (ur. 1916 w Staunton, zm. 15 czerwca 1942 na Pacyfiku) – amerykański lotnik, żołnierz marynarki wojennej, członek załogi – strzelec, obserwator – bombowca nurkującego Douglas SBD Dauntless eskadry VS-6, uczestnik rajdu na wyspy Marshalla i Gilberta oraz bitwy pod Midway. Wsławiony zestrzeleniem z karabinu maszynowego tylnego strzelca stojącego na pokładzie USS „Enterprise” bombowca SBD Dauntless, zmierzającego do ataku samobójczego bombowca Mitsubishi G3M. Prawdopodobnie zestrzelony podczas powrotu z ataku VS-6 na japońskie lotniskowce podczas bitwy pod Midway, zginął jako jeniec wojenny zamordowany przez Japończyków z niszczyciela „Makigumo”.
Bibliografia
- Bruno Peter Gaido. [dostęp 2021-03-06].
- Aviation Machinist's Mate 1st Class Bruno Gaido. Naval History and Heritage Command. [dostęp 2021-03-06]. (ang.).
- Toughness—Aviation Machinist Mate 1st Class Bruno Peter Gaido. Naval History and Heritage Command. [dostęp 2021-03-06]. (ang.).
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A damaged U.S. Navy Douglas SBD-2 Dauntless of bombing squadron VB-6 on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Enterprise (CV-6), 1 February 1942. Withdrawing after launching an attack against Kwajalein, Enterprise was attacked by five Japanese Mitsubishi G4M "Betty" land-based bombers. Manning the flexible rear machine gun on an SBD-2 of bombing squadron VB-6, AMM Bruno Gaido attempted to help fight off the attackers. The wing of one of the disabled bombers severed the tail of Gaido's Dauntless, spreading burning gasoline across the deck before crashing into the ocean. For his heroism, Gaido was promoted and assigned duty as an aircrewman. Gaido was shot down with his pilot Ensign Frank W. O'Flaherty on 4 June 1942 and later picked up by the Japanese destroyer Makigumo. Circa 8-9 June both were murdered as they were tied to water-filled gasoline drums and dumped overboard.
A damaged U.S. Navy Douglas SBD-2 Dauntless of bombing squadron VB-6 on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Enterprise (CV-6), 1 February 1942. Withdrawing after launching an attack against Kwajalein, Enterprise was attacked by five Japanese Mitsubishi G4M "Betty" land-based bombers. Manning the flexible rear machine gun on an SBD-2 of bombing squadron VB-6, AMM Bruno Gaido attempted to help fight off the attackers. The wing of one of the disabled bombers severed the tail of Gaido's Dauntless, spreading burning gasoline across the deck before crashing into the ocean. For his heroism, Gaido was promoted and assigned duty as an aircrewman. Gaido was shot down with his pilot Ensign Frank W. O'Flaherty on 4 June 1942 and later picked up by the Japanese destroyer Makigumo. Circa 8-9 June both were murdered as they were tied to water-filled gasoline drums and dumped overboard.
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