Wesley Edward Rankin
MilitarySnippet from 93rd Bomb Group unit history - see https://www.americanairmuseum.com/media/25118
Assigned to 329BS, 93BG, 8AF USAAF. Took part in Operation Tidal Wave, the raid on Ploesti on 1-Aug-43, flying B-24 Liberator 41-23809.
Awards: AM, WWII Victory, EAME.
Post war: Served in Korean conflict with USAF rising in rank to Lt Colonel.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: Hellsadroppin II, Painted Virgin, You Cawnt Miss It, Checker Board
- Unit: 448th Bomb Group 93rd Bomb Group 329th Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 1 August 1943
- Official Description:
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
Hollywood, CA | 21 March 1920 | Son of Roy and Eula Mae [Adams] Rankin. |
Enlisted |
Fort MacArthur, San Pedro, CA | 29 October 1941 | Fort MacArthur, San Pedro, California |
Other Discharged USAF |
31 July 1962 | Honourable discharge. | |
Died |
21 June 1984 | ||
Buried |
Riverside National Cemetery Riverside, Riverside County, CA | 24 June 1984 | Riverside National Cemetery Riverside, Riverside County, California |
Revisions
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / roster