Wilmer J Lackas
MilitaryAssigned to 586BS, 394BG, 9AF USAAF. Fatal Crash - crashed into hillside in bad weather Meziers, France, 2-Dec-44. Killed in Action (KIA).
Awards: PH.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-26 Marauder
- Unit: 394th Bomb Group 586th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Scott County, IA | 6 May 1922 | |
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Enlisted |
Camp Dodge, Herrold, IA | 28 September 1942 | Camp Dodge Herrold, IA |
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Died |
Meziers, France | 2 December 1944 | Fatal Crash - crashed into hillside in bad weather Meziers, France, 2-Dec-44. Killed in Action (KIA). |
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Based |
Boreham | 2 December 1944 | Assigned to 586BS, 394BG, 9AF USAAF. |
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Buried |
Rock Island National Cemetery, IL | Re-Interred Rock Island National Cemetery Rock Island, Rock Island County, IL |