Hyman Wishkin

Military

media-38340.jpeg UPL 38340 Hyman “Hy” Wishkin, He was born in Philadelphia on Sept. 26, 1921, the son of Louis and Sarah (Corson) Wishkin. During World War II, he joined the Army Air Corps and was stationed at Grenier Air Field in Manchester, where he met the love of his life, Rosalie Eluto. He was a technical sergeant, an AAF engineer, and ball turret gunner on the Eighth AAF's B-17 Flying Fortress "Darlin' Dolly's Daughter." Hy earned the Distinguished Flying Cross for completing more than 30 missions over Europe and continued to remain active in the 95th Bomber Group.....

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Object Number - UPL 38340 - Hyman “Hy” Wishkin, He was born in Philadelphia on Sept. 26, 1921, the son of Louis and Sarah (Corson) Wishkin. During World War II, he...

He was born in Philadelphia on Sept. 26, 1921, the son of Louis and Sarah (Corson) Wishkin. During World War II, he joined the Army Air Corps and was stationed at Grenier Air Field in Manchester, where he met the love of his life, Rosalie Eluto. He was a technical sergeant, an AAF engineer, and ball turret gunner on the Eighth AAF's B-17 Flying Fortress "Darlin' Dolly's Daughter." Hy earned the Distinguished Flying Cross for completing more than 30 missions over Europe and continued to remain active in the 95th Bomber Group.

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Units served with

335th Bomb Squadron

Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
Air Force: Eighth Air Force
Type Category: Bombardment

95th Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

42-38140

Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
Nicknames: ETO Happy : Pregnant Goose : Dollys Daughter
Unit: 95th Bomb Group 335th Bomb Squadron 336th Bomb Squadron 412th Bomb Squadron