Ray Y Wilson
Military ROLL OF HONOURShot down 22 December 1943 in B-17 #423363 'Punchy. ' Killed in Action (KIA). Earlieron 11 April 1943 flight in transit on B-17 42-29505 had emergency landing that was rough so horizontal stabilizer lost. 1 crewmember was killed.
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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
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Punchy
- Unit: 306th Bomb Group 367th Bomb Squadron
Places
![A bomber crew of the 306th Bomb Group wave to Picture Post Girls in front of a B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 41-24471) nicknamed "Four of a Kind" at Thurleigh in December 1942. Image stamped on reverse: '"Picture Post" [stamp], 'Passed for Publication 11 Dec 1942.' [stamp], '238038.' [Censor no.] Handwritten in censor's blue pencil on reverse: 'American Flying Fortress crew are introduced to the girls they will meet at Picture Post Xmas Party.'](https://assets.americanairmuseum.com/s3fs-public/styles/teaser_thumb_x2/public/freeman/media-379028.jpg.webp?itok=6Gc6iR0j)
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Bedford
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Died |
22 December 1943 | ||
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Born |
Summit County, Ohio | ||
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Buried |
Netherlands American Cemetery, Margraten, The Netherlands, O-13-17 | ||
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Other Killed in Action (KIA) |
Germany | 22 December 1943 |
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 1716 / MACR 1716, Losses of the 8th and 9ths AFs Vol. 1 by Bishop and Hey p. 102, p. 432 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database