Melvin F Wilhelm
MilitaryAssigned to 334BS, 95BG, 8AF USAAF. 12 x combat missions. Failed to Return (FTR) Rechlin in B-17 44-6085 25-Aug-44; flak hit #3 & 4 feathered, on descent losing a wing before disintegrating, crashed Schwabach-Schwankenheim, near Stettin, Germany. Killed in Action (KIA) MACR 8279
Awards: AM, PH.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 95th Bomb Group 334th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 14134897 / O-764088
- Highest Rank: Colonel
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Lili of the Lamplight
- Unit: 95th Bomb Group 334th Bomb Squadron 335th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Site type: Cemetery
- Known as: Netherlands American Cemetery, Margraten, The Netherlands
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Enlisted |
Toledo, OH | 24 July 1943 | Toledo, Ohio |
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Died |
Schwabach, Germany | 25 August 1944 | Failed to Return (FTR) Rechlin in B-17 44-6085 25-Aug-44; flak hit #3 & 4 feathered, on descent losing a wing before disintegrating, crashed Schwabach-Schwankenheim, near Stettin, Germany KIA MACR 8279 |
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Born |
Toledo, Lucas County, OH | Son of Nicholas John and Thelma Rose [Seirescinska] Wilhelm. | |
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Buried |
Tablets of the Missing Netherlands American Cemetery Magratten, Netherlands | ||
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Based |
Horham | 25 August 1944 | Assigned to 334BS, 95BG, 8AF USAAF. |
Revisions
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