Curry P Wilson
MilitaryAssigned to 382FS, 363FG, 9AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) escort Frankfurt 28-May-44 mission shot down pilot 2Lt Curry P Wilson Prisoner of War (POW). MACR 5134.
Awards: AM, PH, POW, WWII Victory, EAME.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
- Unit: 363rd Fighter Group 382nd Fighter Squadron
Missions
- Date: 28 May 1944
Places
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Stalag Luft I, Barth, Germany
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Manatee County, FL, USA | 8 March 1920 | |
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Enlisted |
Bradenton, FL, USA | 25 November 1940 | |
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Other Shot down / baled out |
Magdeburg, Germany | 28 May 1944 | Failed to Return (FTR) 28-May-44 mission shot down pilot 2Lt Curry P Wilson Prisoner of War (POW). MACR 5134. |
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Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Barth, Germany | 28 May 1944 | Prisoner of War (POW). Stalag Luft I. |
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Died |
Bradenton, FL, USA | 4 November 1993 | |
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Based |
Staplehurst | 28 May 1944 | Assigned to 382FS, 363FG, 9AF USAAF. |
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Buried |
4200 3rd Ave NW, Bradenton, FL 34209, USA | Fogartyville Cemetery Bradenton Manatee County Florida |
Revisions
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Sources
https://www.fold3.com/record/31679864-curry-p-wilson
https://www.fold3.com/page/85232949-curry-p-wilson/facts
https://www.fold3.com/image/28630191
Mission 376: Battle Over the Reich, May 28, 1944 By Ivo de Jong
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