James Robert Wylie
Military ROLL OF HONOURShot down 18 April 1944 in B-17 #42-107019, Killed in Action (KIA).
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Wabbit...What's Up Doc?
- Unit: 94th Bomb Group 333rd Bomb Squadron
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
Brooklyn, New York City, New York | 28 May 1923 | |
Enlisted |
New York City, New York | 6 July 1942 | |
Died |
18 April 1944 | ||
Other Killed in Action (KIA) |
Germany | 18 April 1944 |
Revisions
Contributormmuhmel
Changes
Sources
date and place of birth - New York, New York Birth Index; service number from interment record for Long Island National Cemetery; enlistment from WWII enlistment records - by Michael Muhmel / James Wilson (son of James Robert Wiley and Alice Muhmel)
Contributorjmoore43
Changes
Sources
Added a "-" to the A/C tail # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 4163 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database