Roy Benjamin Wilhite
MilitaryAssigned to 767BS, 461BG, 15AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) Odertal oil refinery in B-24 41-28913; shot down by Fw190. Prisoner of War (POW) MACR 10652
Awards: AM, PH, POW, WWII Victory, EAME.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Fifteenth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Fifteenth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 461st Bomb Group 767th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 19103687 / O-672598
- Highest Rank: Captain
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Unit: 461st Bomb Group 765th Bomb Squadron 767th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Dulag Luft Grosstychow Dulag 12
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Stalag Luft 4, Gross Tychow, Pomerania
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Cerignola #3
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Des Moines, IA | 13 December 1920 | Son of James A Wilhite. |
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Enlisted |
Des Moines, IA | 19 August 1942 | Des Moines, Iowa |
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Other Forced landing POW |
Roznava, Hungary | 17 December 1944 | Failed to Return (FTR) Odertal oil refinery in B-24 41-28913; shot down by Fw190. Prisoner of War (POW) MACR 10652 |
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Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Tychowo, Poland | 17 December 1944 | Prisoner of War (POW). Stalag Luft IV. |
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Other Married |
Miami, FL | 20 September 1945 | To Betty Marie Coulson |
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Other Discharged USAAF |
1 October 1945 | Honourable discharge. | |
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Died |
21 December 1998 | ||
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Buried |
Longview Memorial Gardens Kansas City, Jackson County, MO | 27 December 1998 | Longview Memorial Gardens Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri |
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Based |
Torretta | 17 December 1944 | Assigned to 767BS, 461BG, 15AF USAAF. |