Robert Warren Wilson

Military

35 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

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Units served with

The insignia of the 385th Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Barbara B
  • Unit: 385th Bomb Group 550th Bomb Squadron
  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Sugar Jo
  • Unit: 385th Bomb Group 550th Bomb Squadron

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

Date
ContributorAlanHarris
Changes
Sources

Added connection to aircraft 43-38273 after research in 385th Bomb Group database.

Date
ContributorAAM
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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / self