Robert Warren Wilson
Military35 missions: 1944 - Sep 19 Coblenz; 28 Merseburg; Oct 3 Wurzburg; 6 Cuxhaven; 7 Merseburg; 9 Mainz; 12 Cologne; 22 Munster; 25 Hamburg; Nov 2 Merseburg; 4 Hamburg; 5 Ludwigshaven; 6 Neumunster; 16 Langefwehe; 21 Giessen; 30 Merseburg; Dec 12 Darmstadt; 15 Hanover; 24 Gross Osthiem; 27 Amdermach; 28 Coblenz; 30 Mannheim; 1945 - Jan 2 Saarlouis; 10 Karlsruhe; 13 Mainz; 14 Hellendorf; 28 Duisburg; 29 Kassel; Feb 9 Dulmom; 14 Chemnitz; 15 Munster; 19 Rheine; 21 Nurenburg; 25 Munich.
DFC/ Air Medal w/ 5 Oak Leaf Cluster/ PH/ Meritorious Service Medal/ AF Commendation Medal w/ 2 Oak Leaf Cluster/ Army Commendation Medal w/ 1 Bronze Loop
Connections
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
Lima, Ohio | 4 June 1920 | |
Enlisted |
3 July 1941 | ||
Other injured |
2 November 1944 | injured in battle but did not report the injury | |
Other Final combat mission |
Munich, Germany | 25 February 1945 | Final combat mission over Munich |
Other retired from air force |
Revisions
Added connection to aircraft 43-38273 after research in 385th Bomb Group database.
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / self