Wilbur Allen Whitaker
Military
Removed associations to 492nd Bomb Group & Component Squadrons as the Diary only covers 306th Bomb Group.
Associated missions, and people mentioned in document.
Object Number - UPL 37317 - Squadron Diaries 12 Sep 44
Crashed at Brodowin on 9/12/44 in B-17 Methuselah #42-102969, Killed in Action (KIA).
POW
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
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Methuselah
- Unit: 306th Bomb Group 367th Bomb Squadron
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Born |
Anderson, Madison County, Indiana, USA | 26 November 1923 | Anderson, Madison County, Indiana, USA |
|
Other Killed in Action (KIA) |
Germany | 12 September 1944 | |
|
Buried |
Anderson, Madison County, Indiana, USA | Maplewood Cemetery |
Revisions
Updated the Born event and Added a Buried event per Find-a-grave Memorial ID 114403543.
SOURCE: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/114403543/wilbur-allen-whitaker
Added middle name and a Buried event per Find-a-grave Memorial ID 114403543.
Changed the label for a POW event to “Killed in Action (KIA)” per Find-a-grave Memorial ID 114403543.
Updated the "Summary biography" per Find-a-grave Memorial ID 114403543.
SOURCE: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/114403543/wilbur-allen-whitaker
Added a "-" to the A/C tail # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 8836 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database
