Wilbur Paul Quinn
Military ROLL OF HONOURAssigned to 560BS, 388BG, 8AF USAAF. Shot down 9-Oct-43 in B-17 42-30214 'Iza Angel II'. Plane crashed into North Sea. Killed in Action (KIA). MACR 3141
Awards: PH.
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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
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 388th Bomb Group 560th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-733704
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Old Ironsides
- Unit: 388th Bomb Group 560th Bomb Squadron 384th Bomb Group 544th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Iza Angel II
- Unit: 388th Bomb Group 802nd Reconnaissance Group (SP) 560th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Unit: 388th Bomb Group 560th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Aircraft crash site
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
Michigan | 12 November 1921 | Son of Peter Paul Quinn. |
Enlisted |
Detroit, MI | 8 August 1942 | Detroit, Michigan |
Died |
North Sea | 9 October 1943 | |
Based Killed in Action (KIA) |
Knettishall | 9 October 1943 | Assigned to 560BS, 388BG, 8AF USAAF. |
Buried |
Woodmere Cemetery Detroit, Wayne County, MI | Woodmere Cemetery Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan |
Revisions
ContributorAl_Skiff
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Contributorjmoore43
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Added a "-" to the A/C serial number in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.
ContributorAAM
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 3141 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database