William D Wolven

Military ROLL OF HONOUR
Ten men in Air Force uniform posed in two rows in front of an airplane. Five men standing to the rear and five men kneeling in front. Some of the men are wearing cold weather flying gear. There is also some gear lying in front of the men. UPL 65910 UPL 65910 384th Bomb Group Lead Crews / 14 July 1943/Villacoublay, France.
Back Row L-R: Johnny Butler (P), Joe Baggs (B,) Maurice Dillingham (Ac), Herman Wollenweber (Cp,) Ed Knowling (N)
Front Row L-R: Joe Turlington (Tt), Marion Rogers (Wg), Burnia Martin (Wg), William Wolven (Bt), Preston Davis (Ro).

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Object Number - UPL 65910 - 384th Bomb Group Lead Crews / 14 July 1943/Villacoublay, France. Back Row L-R: Johnny Butler (P), Joe Baggs (B,) Maurice Dillingham (Ac), Herman...

Shot down 12 August 1943 in B-17 #423104. Killed in Action (KIA).

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Units served with

The insignia of the 384th Bomb Group.

384th Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

Ten men in Air Force uniform posed in two rows in front of an airplane. Five men standing to the rear and five men kneeling in front. Some of the men are wearing cold weather flying gear. There is also some gear lying in front of the men.

Edward Johnson Knowling

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 547th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O – 736868
  • Highest Rank: Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Navigator

Herman Wollenweber

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 547th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O –672010
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Co-Pilot

Aircraft

42-3104

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Raider
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 547th Bomb Squadron 94th Bomb Group 333rd Bomb Squadron

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Died

12 August 1943

Born

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Killed in Action (KIA)

Germany 12 August 1943

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 286 / MACR 286, http://384thbombgroup.com/_content/_pages/PersonnelSearch.php?LastName=… / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database

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Ten men in Air Force uniform posed in two rows in front of an airplane. Five men standing to the rear and five men kneeling in front. Some of the men are wearing cold weather flying gear. There is also some gear lying in front of the men.

Object number: UPL 65910 - 384th Bomb Group Lead Crews / 14 July 1943...