World War II Veteran
John Warden Gill
1922 - 2019
Interviewed by:
Ella Hartley
John Gill - 19 years old in the
U.S. Air Corp
John Gill - Christmas of 2013
Teaching his youngest grandson, Bennett Hartley, how to tie a tie.
"If you change a decision you made in the war, what would it be?"
"Call it off!" 06:57
~ John Warden Gill
Name:
John Warden Gill
Date of Birth / Death:
November 17, 1922 -
January 24, 2019
Branch of Service:
Army-Air Corp
Dates of Service:
1942-1945
Location of Military Service:
England, France, Italy, Morocco, and Yugoslavia
Residence at Time of Interview:
Washington, DC
John Gill's Story:
John Gill enlisted in the Air Corps in 1942. He was immediately put into training, where he learned to take apart a gun and put it back together blindfolded. In his war experience, Mr. Gill flew a total of 50 missions before he went home. In the interview, he often mentions his good friend, Frank Cook. His job in the Air Corp was a tail-gunner. This meant that he would crouch in the back of the plane and shoot the German and Italian planes from behind. John Gill was the tallest U.S. tail-gunner in WW2. Throughout the interview, Mr. Gill will talk about his moments in combat, his visits to to the small town in Italy, and his own personal thoughts on the War and how it changed him.
This is a map of Europe and Africa. The blue region is where Mr. Gill served during World War II.