Wilbur Western Seller Jr
MilitaryRear L-R: S/Sgt Daniel F Terzio, 2Lt Rinaldo A Carmazzi, 1Lt Wilbur W "Pete" Seller, 2Lt Erwin N Ridge, S/Sgt Roy F Person.
Front L-R: T/Sgt Alexander Szczepanek, T/Sgt James Edward McCoy, S/Sgt Bernard J O'Brien, Sgt Sune Engelbrektson.
Assigned to 401BS, 91BG, 8AF USAAF. Ended Tour of Duty (ETD). Transferred to HQ Sqn, 67FW, 8AF USAAF. Transferred to 368FS, 359FG, 8AF USAAF.
Awards: DFC, AM (4OLC), WWII Victory, EAME.
Post war: Remained in USAF post conflict flying both jet bombers and latterly jet fighters, joined AF Flight Test Centre. Killed in flying accident in F-94B Starfire 51-5324 during wingtip fuel tank tests.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Headquarters
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
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Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Terre Haute, IN, USA | 11 March 1921 | Son of Wilbur Western Snr and Edith C [Zaring] Seller. |
Enlisted |
Evansville, IN, USA | 6 November 1942 | |
Other Force landed |
Denain, France | 14 January 1945 | Cologne mission, battle damaged in B-17 42-97851 'Qualified Quail', force landed Denain Airfield/A-83, France 14-Jan-45. |
Other Crashed - Structural Failure |
17 May 1950 | Structural Failure Cat 3 damage Seller, Wilbur W. Jr USA CA Edwards AFB EB-45A 47-0012 - 3077EG | |
Other Crashed - Mechanical Failure |
Rosamond, CA, USA | 31 July 1950 | Mechanical Failure 7 Miles NE Rosamond, CA Cat 2 damage Maj Wilbur W Seller Jr, 31-Jul-50. B-45C 48-0005 - HQ SQN 3077EG |
Other Crashed - Mechanical Failure |
Edwards AFB, CA, USA | 15 February 1951 | Landing Accident due to Mechanical Failure Edwards AFB CA Cat 3 damage Maj Wilbur W Seller Jr, 15-Feb-51. F-89A 49-2438 - HQSQN 3077EG |
Died |
El Mirage Lake, California 92301, USA | 23 August 1951 | Fatal crash, Crashed in spin 20 miles NW of Victorville, near El Mirage Dry Lake, during wingtip fuel tank test in F-94B 51-5324. F-94B 51-5324 - HQSQN AFFTC ARDC |
Buried |
2181 Cemetery Rd, Greencastle, IN 46135, USA | Forest Hill Cemetery Greencastle, Putnam County, IN | |
Based |
Assigned to 401BS, 91BG, 8AF USAAF. | ||
Based |
Re-assigned to HQ Sqn, 67FW, 8AF USAAF. | ||
Based |
Transferred to 368FS, 359FG, 8AF USAAF. | ||
Other End Tour of Duty (ETD) |
Ended Tour of Duty (ETD). |
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