Robert F Wightman
Military
Pilot - Crew #667
466th BG - 786th BS
466th BG Archives
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Object Number - UPL 22186 - 1LT Robert F. Wightman Pilot - Crew #667 466th BG - 786th BS
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Units served with
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 466th Bomb Group 786th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 12120381
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant (3rd Grade)
- Role/Job: Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 466th Bomb Group 784th Bomb Squadron 786th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-773464
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Bombardier/Pilotage Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: Australian
- Unit: 466th Bomb Group 786th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 34803167
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant (2nd Grade)
- Role/Job: Flight Engineer
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 466th Bomb Group 786th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 13068542
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant (3rd Grade)
- Role/Job: Gunner
Aircraft
Missions
Places
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
St. Louis, MO, USA | 23 September 1921 | |
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Other 466th BG Combat Tour |
Attlebridge, Norwich, Norfolk NR9, UK | 8 October 1944 - 14 April 1945 | 35 combat missions |
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Died |
Northbrook, IL 60062, USA | 15 September 2006 | |
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Buried |
Lake Forest, IL, USA | 18 September 2006 | Saint Marys Cemetery Lake Forest Lake County Illinois, USA |
| St. Louis, MO, USA | 8558 Mora Lane |
Revisions
466th BG Archives - Report on Mission No 155, Gerolstein, Germany - 24 December 1944
NARA Research provided by Brad Sullivan
466th BG Archives - Report on Mission No 137 Karlsruhe, Germany - 5 November 1944
NARA research by Brad Sullivan
466BG Archives - Mission Report for 14 October 1944
NARA document research by Brad Sullivan
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Unit roster in the book ATTLEBRIDGE ARSENAL by Wassom & Brassfield, page 352