Wade Henderson Flannery
MilitaryAssigned to 547BS, 384BG, 8AF USAAF. John Shelley crew. 32 x combat missions. ETD
Awards: DFC, AM (3OLC), 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
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 547th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-707203
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator - MOS 1034
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Civilian
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Nevada avenger
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 546th Bomb Squadron 547th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Grafton Undermud
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Pelican Lake, WI | 6 August 1923 | Son of Clifford Melvin and Mabel Clarabelle [Kornely] Flannery. |
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Enlisted |
Milwaukee, WI | 5 January 1943 | Milwaukee, Wisconsin |
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Other Promotion |
8 June 1944 | Promoted to Staff Sergeant. | |
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Died |
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Buried |
Forest Home Cemetery Rhinelander, Oneida County, WI | Forest Home Cemetery Rhinelander, Oneida County, Wisconsin | |
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Based |
Grafton Underwood | Assigned to 547BS, 384BG, 8AF USAAF. |
Revisions
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Sources
NARA verified DFC and AM w/3 oak leaf clusters.
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / http://384thbombgroup.com/_content/_pages/PersonnelSearch.php?LastName=…