Emil G Wente

Military ROLL OF HONOUR
media-22255.jpeg UPL 22255 Emil Wente - Waverly, 305th BG, KIA Charles D Taylor collection

"Iowans of the Mighty Eighth", Chapter 19 "Killed in Action", by Charles D Taylor

Object Number - UPL 22255 - Emil Wente - Waverly, 305th BG, KIA

Shot down 22 May 1944 in B-17 42-37870 'Palma II. ' Killed in Action (KIA).



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Units served with

Unofficial emblem, 305th Bomb Group.

305th Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

A 305th Bomb Group B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 42-37870) nicknamed "Palma II" after crash-landing on the 30 January 1944. Official caption on image: "(GAD-1-2-305) (30-1-44) (A/C 23870[sic] Crash Landing)."

42-37870

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Palma II
  • Unit: 305th Bomb Group 364th Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Other

Killed in action

Germany 22 May 1944

Born

Waverly, Iowa

Revisions

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Sources

Merged with duplicate entry to include details from:
- MACR 4950 ;
- Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database

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ContributorAAM
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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 4950

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Object number: UPL 22255 - Emil Wente - Waverly, 305th BG, KIA