Wayne Franklin Dill
Military
Gunner
James E. Miles Crew
KIA 22 February 1943
Object Number - UPL 47535 - SSGT Wayne Franklin Dill Gunner James E. Miles Crew KIA 22 February 1943
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Twelfth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Twelfth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 47th Bomb Group 85th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 19060228
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant (3rd Grade)
- Role/Job: Aerial Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 47th Bomb Group 86th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-404172
- Highest Rank: Captain
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: A-20 Havoc
- Unit: 47th Bomb Group 86th Bomb Squadron
Places
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Callaway, Nebraska | 31 March 1917 | |
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Enlisted |
Fresno, California | 24 March 1941 | |
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Died |
Thala, Tunisia | 22 February 1943 | Staff Sergeant Dill was a gunner on A-20B Havoc #41-3140, assigned to the 86th Bomb Squadron, 47th Bombardment Group, 12th Air Force in World War II. They took off from Youks-les-Bains airfield, Algeria on a bombing mission against the Kasserine Pass at Thala, Tunisia. The plane was shot down by anti-aircraft fire and all three men aboard were killed. |
| Fresno, California | 776 Dos Palos | ||
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Buried/ Commemorated |
Dos Palos, California | Dos Palos Cemetery Dos Palos, Merced County, California, USA |
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Sources
http://www.ww2enlistment.org/index.php?page=directory&rec=1623089
http://www.47thbombgroup.org/macr/14558.html
https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/2238/images/43995_02_0…
https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/2375/images/40050_6440…
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/74234413/wayne-franklin-dill
