Byrl George Wilson
Military
USAAF Photo.
Object Number - UPL 60471 - Gus Neal crew: Kneeling from left, radio operator Marvin Silbersher, tail gunner Ivan Holland, ball turret gunner Vernon Burtner and waist gunner...
Assigned to 711BS, 447BG, 8AF USAAF. ETD
Awards: AM(4OLC), EAME (2BS), WWII Victory.
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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
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Blythe Spirit
- Unit: 447th Bomb Group 711th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Winthrop, Arkansas | 25 August 1924 | Born Winthrop, Arkansas |
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Died |
Silver City, New Mexico | 7 April 2017 | Died Silver City, Grant County, New Mexico |
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Buried |
Desert View Cemetery Winslow, Arizona | 11 April 2017 | Interred Desert View Cemetery Winslow, Navajo County, Arizona |
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Unit History Roster, Enlisted Men, as of 01 August 1945
