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John Wesley Wenzell

Military

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Units served with

The insignia of the 388th Bomb Group.

388th Bomb Group

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

The insignia of the 562nd Bomb Squadron, 388th Bomb Group.

562nd Bomb Squadron

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

Aircraft

The nose art of a B-17 Flying Fortress nicknamed "The Princess Pat" of the 388th Bomb Group. Handwritten caption on reverse: '388th BG.'

42-30829

Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
Nicknames: The Princess Pat
Unit: 388th Bomb Group 562nd Bomb Squadron

Places

388th Collection, Coney Weston

Site type: USAAF heritage site
Known as: Hillside Farm

Aerial photograph of Knettishall airfield looking south, the bomb dump is bottom left, 13 March 1944. Photograph taken by 7th Photographic Reconnaissance Group, sortie number US/7PH/GP/LOC226. English Heritage (USAAF Photography).

Knettishall

Site type: Airfield

Events

Event	Location	Date	Description
Born	Sacramento, California	21 October 1918
Died		17 December 2006

Revisions

Date18 Feb 2019 01:41:20

ContributorPSWILL

ChangesChanges to nickname, service number, place associations and aircraft associations

Sources

From his grand daughter Nicolette Becker Wenzell

Date27 Sep 2014 18:16:52

ContributorAAM

ChangesAAM ingest

Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / www.388bg.info/Personnel.html