Gerald Barbee Wilbanks
Military
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Object Number - UPL 22455 - TSgt. Gerald Barbee Wilbanks
Assigned to 863BS, 493BG, 8AF USAAF. 35 x combat missions.
Awards: AM (5OLC), WWII Victory, EAME (2 x Battle Stars)
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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: 493rd Bomb Group 863rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-453987
- Highest Rank: Captain
- Role/Job: Pilot
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Born |
Bakersfield, CA | 14 August 1923 | Dorsey Barbee and Ethel Earle [Jones] Wilbanks. |
|
Enlisted |
Phoenix, AZ | 23 January 1943 | Phoenix, Arizona |
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Died |
Dixon, CA | 11 July 1988 | |
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Buried |
Dixon Cemetery Dixon, Solano County, CA | 14 July 1988 | Dixon Cemetery Dixon, Solano County, California |
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Based |
Debach | Assigned to 863BS, 493BG, 8AF USAAF. |
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Sources
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
