Wilson Fay Fairfield

Military
media-31994.jpeg UPL 31994 "Combat and ground crew of Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress" Hell's Angels. 303rd Bomb Group, England. 6 June 1943."

Ground crew L-R: Ernest H Touhey, Kasmer Wegrzyn, John R Johnson, John R Kosilla, Unkn, Wilson F Fairfield, Fabian S. Folmer.

Crew L-R: James E Rodriguez Jr, Harold E Godwin, Harry J Brody, Donald R Bone, Hubert E Miller, Ripley W Joy, Allerton F Meddaugh Jr, Irl E Baldwin, Unkn, Unkn.

Object Number - UPL 31994 - "Combat and ground crew of Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress" Hell's Angels. 303rd Bomb Group, England. 6 June 1943." Ground crew L-R: Ernest H Touhey,...

Assigned to 358BS, 303BG, 8AF USAAF.

 

Awards: EAME, WWII Victory.

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Units served with

Official emblem of the 303rd Bomb Group approved 7 November 1942.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

A B-17 Flying Fortress (VK-D, serial number 41-24577) nicknamed "Hell's Angel" of the 358th Bomb Squadron, 303rd Bomb Group in flight. Passed for publication 21 Aug 1943. Handwritten caption on reverse: 'Hell's Angel. L1721/29.' Printed caption on reverse of print: 'A Flying Fortress wearing the new recognition symbol of the U.S.A.A.F. and fitted with toughened glass "windows" in the air.' On reverse: The Aeroplane Ltd, US Army Press Censor ETO and US Army General Section Press & Censorship Bureau [Stamps
  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Hell's Angels
  • Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 358th Bomb Squadron

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Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Southbridge, Massachusetts 10 November 1916 Born Southbridge, Massachusetts

Enlisted

Springfield, Massachusetts 6 January 1942 Enlisted Springfield, Massachusetts

Other

Discharged

18 October 1945

Died

Southbridge, Massachusetts 29 April 1988 Died Southbridge, Massachusetts

Buried

North Cemetery Sturbridge, Massachusetts 1 March 1998 Interred North Cemetery Sturbridge, Worcester County, Massachusetts

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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Roster

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