Norman Saul Willbach
Military ROLL OF HONOURNorman Saul Willbach was not KIA. He survived the crash and was captured. Became a POW. Was liberated, returned home to San Francisco Bay Area, CA. Went to college, went into business, lived in Chicago for a time. Norman returned home and unfortunately died on December 16, 1957 at the young age of 33.
(Killed in Action (KIA) Mid air collision and crashed near Merseburg in B-17 #4297764)
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 452nd Bomb Group 731st Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 31266666
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: waist gunner
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Lady be good
- Unit: 452nd Bomb Group 96th Bomb Group 413th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Died |
28 July 1944 | ||
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Born |
San Francisco, California |
Revisions
I am Norman's niece. Though he died before I was born, my father, Melvin Willback (changed the "h" to a "k" in our surname) told me about his bother Norman. I also have a photo link to his gravestone showing his date of death. If anyone has any memories or photos of Norman, please feel free to contact me [email protected].
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/3648625/norman-saul-willbach#
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 7828