Elmer E Villiesse

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media-41843.jpeg UPL 41843 Elmer Villiesse, Crew Chief and Miss Green Bay 43-38293 493rd Bomb Group collection

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Object Number - UPL 41843 - Elmer Villiesse, Crew Chief and Miss Green Bay 43-38293

Crew Chief, Master Sergeant Elmer Villiesse of Green Bay, WI named B-17 43-38293 'Miss Green Bay' and kept it in the air for a total of 55 missions, including 27 in a row without mechanical failures.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 493rd Bomb Group.

493rd Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

43-38293

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Miss Green Bay
  • Unit: 493rd Bomb Group 863rd Bomb Squadron

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Enlisted

Fort Sheridan, IL, USA 2 April 1942 Occupation category listed as 'fishermen and oystermen'

Born

Wisconsin, USA
Brown County, WI, USA

Revisions

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ContributorDarren Jelley
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493rd BG Archives

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ContributorLucy May
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NARA Enlistment record: https://aad.archives.gov/aad/record-detail.jsp?dt=893&mtch=1&cat=all&tf…

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ContributorAAM
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Unit History, http://493bgdebach.co.uk/roster_list.php

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