Wilbert A Mannie

Military ROLL OF HONOUR

Shot 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

The insignia of the 95th Bomb Group.
  • 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

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Contributorjmoore43
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Sources

Updated the Born and Buried events per Find-a-grave Memorial ID 152398517.
SOURCE: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/152398517/wilbert-a-mannie

Date
ContributorAAM
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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