Winfield Hegel Wetherbee
Military
USAAF Photo
Object Number - UPL 52830 - S/Sgt Winfred Weatherbee, 401BG.
Assigned to 612BS, 401BG, 8AF USAAF. 30 x combat mission. McCord crew.
Awards: AM (3OLC), WWII Victory, EAME (1 x Battle Stars).
Connections
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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: 401st Bomb Group 612th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-26100
- Highest Rank: Captain
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Ice Cold Katy
- Unit: 401st Bomb Group 612th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Benefield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Hamden, CT | 3 November 1917 | Son of Helen Clara Wetherbee. |
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Enlisted |
New Haven, CT | 24 March 1943 | New Haven, Connecticut |
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Other Discharged USAAF |
1 November 1945 | Honourable discharge. | |
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Died |
Trenton, NJ | 20 August 1979 | |
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Buried |
Ewing Cemetery Ewing, Mercer County, NJ | Ewing Cemetery Ewing, Mercer County, New Jersey | |
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Based |
Deenethorpe | Assigned to 612BS, 401BG, 8AF USAAF. |
Revisions
https://www.fold3.com/image/606449068
https://www.fold3.com/record/3937462/winfield-wetherbee-social-security…
https://www.fold3.com/record/85754234/winfield-h-wetherbee-wwii-army-en…
https://www.fold3.com/record/628775277/winfield-wetherbee-1917-veterans…
http://401bg.org/Main/History/Members/Details.aspx?ID=1469
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/116993629/winfield-h-wetherbee
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / http://www.401bg.org/Main/History/Members/Details.aspx?ID=3489
