Wilson Gillespie Young Jr
Military
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Object Number - UPL 51173 - Capt WG Young Jr 82nd FS
Assigned to 82FS, 78FG, 8AF USAAF. ETD
Awards: DFC, AM (4OLC), American Campaign, American Defense, WWII Victory, EAME (3 x battle stars)
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: P-47 Thunderbolt
- Nicknames: Bee Ware
- Unit: 406th Fighter Group 78th Fighter Group 513th Fighter Squadron 83rd Fighter Squadron
- Aircraft Type: P-47 Thunderbolt
- Nicknames: Sally Lady Jane
- Unit: 359th Fighter Group 78th Fighter Group 369th Fighter Squadron 82nd Fighter Squadron
Missions
- Date: 6 June 1944
- Date: 6 June 1944
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: "Duckpond"
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Pittsburgh, PA | 4 February 1921 | Son of Wilson Gillespie Sr and Theresa Mary [Fischer] Young. |
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Enlisted |
Pittsburgh, PA | 23 April 1942 | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
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Died |
17 March 2006 | ||
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Buried |
Beulah Presbyterian Church Cemetery Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, PA | 20 March 2006 | Beulah Presbyterian Church Cemetery Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania |
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Based |
Duxford | Assigned to 82FS, 78FG, 8AF USAAF. |
Revisions
ContributorAl_Skiff
Changes
Contributorgeneral ira snapsorter
Changes
Sources
Merged with duplicate entry to include details from:
- Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / EAGLES OF DUXFORD, The 78th Fighter Group in WW2 by Fry, p133
