Wyman Charles Slosson

Military

B-17G #42-39849 crashed E of Berlin after the no 3 engine and tail section were set on fireon a mission to Berlin on 22 Mar 1944. Killed in Action (KIA).

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Units served with

The insignia of the 351st Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 351st Bomb Group 508th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 20542367
  • Highest Rank: Technician Fourth Grade
  • Role/Job: waist gunner

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 351st Bomb Group 508th Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Died

22 March 1922

Born

Bemidji, Minnesota, USA

Buried

Other

Killed in Action (KIA)

Germany 22 March 1944

Revisions

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Wyman Slosson is a 3rd cousin, twice removed. Details to support my suggested edits can be found on numerous public websites.

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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 3314 / MACR 3314, Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database