Wilbert A Mannie
Military ROLL OF HONOURShot down by fighters and crashed near Recke-Langenakker on a mission to Brunswick on 10 Feb 1944 in B-17G #42-37971. The crew that survived the attack baled out before the a/c broke up in the air. Killed in Action (KIA).
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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
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 95th Bomb Group 335th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 33206710
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 95th Bomb Group 335th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 11024424 at enlistment, then O-795518
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant Colonel
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Unit: 95th Bomb Group 335th Bomb Squadron
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
Bessmer, Michigan, USA | 22 September 1913 | |
Died |
10 February 1944 | ||
Buried |
Bessemer, Gogebic County, Michigan, USA | Hillcrest Cemetery | |
Other Killed in Action (KIA) |
Germany | 10 February 1944 |
Revisions
Contributorjmoore43
Changes
Sources
Updated the Born and Buried events per Find-a-grave Memorial ID 152398517.
SOURCE: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/152398517/wilbert-a-mannie
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 2526 / MACR 2526, Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database