Gerald Eugene Wilson

Military

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Units served with

The insignia of the 384th Bomb Group.

384th Bomb Group

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

People

Hollie Ray Lovvorn

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 547th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 20540594 at enlistment, then O-748706
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

Ten men in Air Force uniform posed in two rows in front of an airplane. Four men standing to the rear and six men kneeling in front.

42-31606

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Belle of the Brawl
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 547th Bomb Squadron

42-39796

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: Base Air Depot 1 303rd Bomb Group 384th Bomb Group 547th Bomb Squadron

Places

Stalag Luft IV

  • Site type: Prisoner of war camp
  • Known as: Stalag Luft 4, Gross Tychow, Pomerania

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

1 December 1943 Stalag Luft 4 Gross-Tychow (formerly Heydekrug) Pomerania, Prussia (moved to Wobbelin Bei Ludwigslust) (To Usedom Bei Savenmunde) 54-16

Revisions

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Capitalized the words in the "Role/job" field to aid readability.

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Added a POW event per WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).
Added an association to Stalag Luft 4 per WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).

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Merged with duplicate entries to include details from:
- http://384thbombgroup.com/_content/_pages/person.php?PersonKey=6860;
- MACR 2739 ;
- Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database;
- the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia

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http://384thbombgroup.com/_content/_pages/person.php?PersonKey=6860

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MACR 1334 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database