Virgil Wilson Fillbach
MilitaryAssigned to 506BS, 44BG, 8AF USAAF. Shot down 8-Apr-44 in B-24 42-110023 'Rubber Check', Prisoner of War (POW). MACR 3860
Awards: POW, WWII Victory, EAME.
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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
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 44th Bomb Group 506th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-663911
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: Rubber Check
- Unit: 44th Bomb Group 506th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Dulag Luft Grosstychow Dulag 12
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Pathway
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Stalag Luft I, Barth, Germany
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Gregory, South Dakota | 8 December 1918 | Son of John Wilson and Francis Myrtle [Horton] Fillbach. |
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Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Barth, Germany | 8 April 1944 | Prisoner of War (POW). Stalag Luft I. |
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Based |
Shipdham | 8 April 1944 | Assigned to 506BS, 44BG, 8AF USAAF. |
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Died |
Westminster, CA | ||
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Buried |
Westminster Memorial Park Westminster, Orange County, CA | Westminster Memorial Park Westminster, Orange County, California |
Revisions
ContributorAl_Skiff
Changes
Contributorjmoore43
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Added a POW event and a S/N per WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).
Contributorjmoore43
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Added a "-" to the A/C serial # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.
ContributorAAM
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 3860