John Marshall Wilkerson

Military

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Units served with

A B-25 Mitchell (7C) of the 340th Bomb Group, 12th Air Force takes off.

340th Bomb Group

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

Places

Alesani

  • Site type: Airfield
  • Known as: Advanced Landing Ground Alesanie

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Charleston, West Virginia 1 October 1920
Charleston, West Virginia 16 February 1942 Worked for Germann Bros. Motor Transportation Company.

Died

Gallipolis, Ohio 23 August 2006 John Marshall Wilkerson, 85, of Dunbar passed away Aug. 23, 2006, at The Arbors, Gallipolis, Ohio, after an extended illness. He attended the Charleston School of Commerce and Gregg College, Chicago. He was formerly employed by Allegheny Freight Lines and was a member of the First Presbyterian Church, Dunbar. Mr. Wilkerson was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II. He served in the Air Corps as a first lieutenant, having flown 51 missions over Italy and France.

Buried

Charleston, West Virginia 26 August 2006 Spring Hill Cemetery Charleston, Kanawha County, West Virginia, USA

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Sources

https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/18214874:60901?tid=&p…
https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/2238/images/44046_04_0…
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/15503153/john-marshall-wilkerson
General Orders Number 123 - HQ 12th AF 4 October 1944