Post by dK on Nov 20, 2019 10:30:24 GMT -8
Sad news. A fixture at Beaver baseball games, war hero, and former Beaver player, Carl Gustafson passed away yesterday.
Carl was a nose gunner on B 24 Liberators in Europe during WWII. He and his crew flew 27 missions including a crash landing in France. He and his wife were fixtures at Goss and he was always at the airport when the WWII planes would show up on tour. His name was included in a list of notables on the B 24. He was like a rock star at those exhibitions.
After the war, he played baseball at Oregon State in 1947-1949.
www.gazettetimes.com/news/local/b-gunner-gustafson-to-receive-legion-of-honor/article_314eccf7-e21d-5d59-8f5f-7389d5589c95.html
Carl was a nose gunner on B 24 Liberators in Europe during WWII. He and his crew flew 27 missions including a crash landing in France. He and his wife were fixtures at Goss and he was always at the airport when the WWII planes would show up on tour. His name was included in a list of notables on the B 24. He was like a rock star at those exhibitions.
After the war, he played baseball at Oregon State in 1947-1949.
www.gazettetimes.com/news/local/b-gunner-gustafson-to-receive-legion-of-honor/article_314eccf7-e21d-5d59-8f5f-7389d5589c95.html
