Wilson C Elliott
MilitaryHe flew on William Casey. Reported to group on 03 Apr 1942. He transferred to the 367th BS on 12 Mar 1943.
17 April 1943 was the leading a/c of the 367th low squadron on a mission to Bremen in B-17 41-24488 'Banshee II. '. Fighters attacked the plane. Left with one engine they headed back toward land. Another fighter raked the plane and killed 5 crewmen in the back of the plane. The remainder of the crew bailed out in the Frisian Islands. . All were captured. Elliott was a Prisoner of War (POW) originally at Stalag VII-A Moosburg and moved to several work camps ending at Munich 48-11
POW
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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
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 306th Bomb Group 367th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 33122529
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator / Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 306th Bomb Group 367th Bomb Squadron 369th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 16036790
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 306th Bomb Group 367th Bomb Squadron 369th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-410335
- Highest Rank: Captain
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 306th Bomb Group 367th Bomb Squadron 369th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 35040634
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Waist Gunner / Radio Operator / Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 306th Bomb Group 367th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant Colonel
- Role/Job: Bombardier
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Banshee II
- Unit: 306th Bomb Group
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Born |
Knoxville, Tennessee | 25 December 1919 | |
|
Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Germany | 17 April 1943 | |
|
Died |
2 September 2004 |
Revisions
Merged with duplicate entry to include details from:
- MACR 15445 ;
- Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database.
The 306th Bomb Group unit history
306th BG Association Directory, 1 September 1999 Edition; MACR 15445, Losses of the 8th and 9th Air Forces Vol. 1 p. 105 by Bishop and Hey, First Over Germany pp. 86-88 by R. Strong., NARA POW records. / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / http://www.306bg.org/crewphotos/Crew%20Pictures%20Adam-Rector/Crew%20Pi…
