Wilfred Ferguson Tooman
Military
Object Number - UPL 70228 - Col Wilfred F. Tooman
Wilfred was drafted into the Army in April 1941. He completed basic training at Ft. Ord, CA and was assigned as person chauffeur to General Joe Stillwell. When Gen. Stillwell was assigned to Burma, he wrote orders on an envelope transferring Wilfred to the Army Air Corps. where he completed training at Randolph field, Texas. He flew over 30 combat missions over Germany during WWII. Pilot of Aphrodite 'Mother' ship B-24 44-40283 which commanded B-17 42-30342.
After the war, he flew with the U.S. State Department before becoming a test pilot of early jet aircraft.
Awards: DFC, AM (3OLC), PH, EAME (3BS), WWII Victory, UN and Korean medals..
Post war: Service in Korean and Vietnam conflicts.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- 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: 458th Bomb Group 753rd Bomb Squadron 388th Bomb Group 563rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 18070535 / O-664876
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 560th Bomb Squadron 388th Bomb Group 458th Bomb Group 753rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 16003306
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner; Flight Engineer
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 560th Bomb Squadron 388th Bomb Group 458th Bomb Group 753rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-676383
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Bombardier
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 560th Bomb Squadron 388th Bomb Group 458th Bomb Group 753rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 36378272
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 491st Bomb Group 854th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-692032
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: Lassie Come Home
- Unit: 458th Bomb Group 753rd Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 4 August 1944
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Carnegie, Oklahoma | 17 March 1915 | BornCarnegie, Oklahoma |
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Enlisted |
Los Angeles, California | 24 April 1941 | EnlistedLos Angeles, California |
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Died |
Boise, Idaho | 6 September 2006 | DiedBoise, Idaho |
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Buried |
Mountain View Cemetery Mountain Home, Idaho | 9 September 2006 | InterredMountain View CemeteryMountain Home, Idaho |
Revisions
https://www.fold3.com/image/631998356
https://www.fold3.com/record/75171324/wilfred-f-tooman-us-social-security-death-index
https://www.fold3.com/record/90808768/wilfred-f-tooman-us-wwii-army-enl…
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/183438786/wilfred-ferguson-tooman
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / www.388bg.info/Personnel.html
