George Percy Wensel Jr
Military
Rear L-R: Sgt Eugene T Rodriguez, Unkn, Unkn, Unkn, Sgt George P Wensel Jr, S/Sgt Thomas E. Lilley
Front: 2Lt Harry W Rocklage Jr, 1Lt Baine A Hawthorne, 2Lt William E Schofield.
Daughter of Airmen has Identified her father S/Sgt Thomas E. Lilley
Object Number - UPL 39018 - "A Crew Of The 524Th Bomb Squadron, 379Th Bomb Group, Poses For The Photographer At An 8Th Air Force Base In England On 15 June 1944." Rear L-R:...
Assigned to 524BS, 379BG, 8AF USAAF. Hawthorne crew. 32 x combat missions. ETD
Awards: AM, WWII Victory, EAME.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 379th Bomb Group 524th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-756227
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: TOPPER/ Ol Gappy
- Unit: 379th Bomb Group 490th Bomb Group 524th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Johnsonburg, PA | 19 November 1913 | Son of George Percy Snr and Lillian Wensel. |
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Enlisted |
Philadelphia, PA | 8 March 1943 | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
|
Other Discharged USAAF |
21 October 1945 | Honourable discharge. | |
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Died |
Chester, PA | 5 January 1985 | |
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Based |
Kimbolton | Assigned to 524BS, 379BG, 8AF USAAF. |
Revisions
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Plaque in Memorial Gardens
