Dale Edward Wyatt

Military

Assigned to 854BS, 491BG, 8AF USAAF. Flew on A/C 'Sweet Eloise' named after his wife. ETD





Awards: AM (2OLC), WWII Victory, EAME (1 x Battle Star).

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Units served with

A Pathfinder B-24 Liberator (V2-P+, serial number 42-51691) of the 491st Bomb Group. Handwritten caption on reverse: '491 BG supplying troops at Arnhem, Sept 1944.'
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 491st Bomb Group 854th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 39327067
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Waist Gunner
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Civilian
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 491st Bomb Group
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 491st Bomb Group
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 491st Bomb Group

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: Sweet Eloise
  • Unit: 491st Bomb Group 854th Bomb Squadron

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Gainesville, TX 19 November 1923 Son of Leonard Maddison and Mabel Clarice [Beckelman] Wyatt.

Other

Marriage

6 May 1944 Married to Eloise June Kellner.

Died

Fort Worth, TX 23 February 1999

Buried

Greenwood Memorial Park and Mausoleum Fort Worth, Tarrant County, TX 25 February 1999 Greenwood Memorial Park and Mausoleum Fort Worth, Tarrant County, Texas

Based

Metfield Assigned to 854BS, 491BG, 8AF USAAF.

Revisions

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Contributorjmoore43
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Added punctuation in the "Summary biography" to aid readability.

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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / WWW.491st.org roster