Raymond Joseph Wilson

Military
Raymond Wilson UPL 70389 UPL 70389 T/Sgt Raymond J. Wilson

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Object Number - UPL 70389 - T/Sgt Raymond J. Wilson

Assigned to 753BS, 458BG, 8AF USAAF. Tooman crew. Transferred to 388th BG 11-Aug-44. ETD

 

Awards: AM (2OLC), EAME (3BS), WWII Victory.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 388th Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment
Personnel of the 458th Bomb Group gather around a B-24 Liberator (serial number 41-29303) nicknamed "Liberty Lib" in order to transfer a casualty into a waiting ambulance. Image via Harry Holmes. Written on slide casing: '458th BG.'
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

Wilfred Tooman
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 753rd Bomb Squadron 458th Bomb Group 388th Bomb Group 562nd Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 39157878 / O-745764
  • Highest Rank: Lieutenant Colonel
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

Robert Dix
  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: Bomb-Ah-Dear
  • Unit: 458th Bomb Group 753rd Bomb Squadron
The nose art of a B-24 Liberator (serial number 44-40283) nicknamed "Lassie Come Home" of the 458th Bomb Group. Handwritten caption on reverse: '44-40283- Lassie Come Home- Tracy Pilot.'
  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: Lassie Come Home
  • Unit: 458th Bomb Group 753rd Bomb Squadron

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

21 March 1923 BornGallitzin, Pennsylvania

Enlisted

27 November 1942 EnlistedAltoona, Pennsylvania

Lived in

21 April 1944 Lived inGallitzen, Pennsylvania

Other

Discharged

15 September 1945

Died

9 March 2006

Buried

12 March 2006 InterredFlorida Memorial GardensRockledge, Florida

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