Wendell Theron Helwig
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
Shared with the American Air Museum by Peter Saunders, one of the founding members of the Friends of Leiston Airfield: http://www.friendsofleistonairfield.co.uk/
Object Number - UPL 26907 - 2nd. Lt. Wendell D. Helwig, 357th Fighter Group
He was promoted to 1st Lieutenant on November 24th, 1944 and was soon awarded the Air Medal and the Oak Leaf Cluster. One month after his promotion he was Killed in Action (KIA) near Daun in P-51 'Big Beautiful Doll' 44-13923. The Purple Heart was awarded posthumously. He was survived by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Alvin W. Helwig and his sister Carol. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/163056787/wendell-t-helwig
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
- Unit: 357th Fighter Group 363rd Fighter Squadron
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Other Killed in Action (KIA) |
Germany | 24 December 1944 | |
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Born |
Revisions
Merged with duplicate entry to include details from:
- the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia;
- MACR 11236 ;
- Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list
MACR 11236 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database
