Owen L Wetherbee

Military

Assigned to 547BS, 384BG, 8AF USAAF. George Sine crew. ETD





Awards: AM, WWII Victory, EAME.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 384th Bomb Group.

384th Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

Eleven men in Air Force uniform posed in two rows in front of a military airplane parked on grass. Six men standing to the rear and five men kneeling in front. Large canvas bags are on the ground.

John R Baker

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 547th Bomb Squadron
  • Role/Job: Copilot

Ignatius Charles Paparella

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 547th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 32496993
  • Highest Rank: Sergeant (RAF)
  • Role/Job: Flex Gunner

Aircraft

42-38013

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Nevada Avenger
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 546th Bomb Squadron 547th Bomb Squadron

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Elmira, NY 11 December 1920 Son of Earl Otis and Edna C [Menold] Wetherbee.

Enlisted

New York, NY 30 October 1939 New York City, New York

Other

Discharged USAAF

4 October 1945 Honourable discharge.

Died

Dearborn Heights, MI 22 July 1988

Buried

Mount Hope Memorial Gardens, Livonia, Wayne County, MI 25 July 1988 Mount Hope Memorial Gardens Livonia, Wayne County, Michigan

Based

Grafton Underwood Assigned to 547BS, 384BG, 8AF USAAF.

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