Rurel Rathmuel Wood
Military
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UPL 50616
M/Sgt. Rurel R. Wood (Crew Chief), 32rd BS, 91st BG
Assigned to 323BS, 91BG, 8AF USAAF. Rurel was a top turret gunner on 3 different B-17 Bombers; Miss Ouachita, Nine O' Nine; and Blue Dreams as well as acting Crew Chief.
Awards: WWII Victory, EAME.
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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
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Miss Ouachita
- Unit: 91st Bomb Group 323rd Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Nine-O-Nine
- Unit: 91st Bomb Group 323rd Bomb Squadron Headquarters (91st Bomb Group)
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Blue Dreams
- Unit: 2nd Strategic Air Depot 91st Bomb Group 323rd Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
Eros, LA | 3 August 1921 | |
Enlisted |
8 August 1946 | Re-enlisted USAF. | |
Other Discharged USAF |
31 July 1962 | Honourable discharge. | |
Died |
Shreveport, LA | 1 September 1975 | |
Buried |
Antioch Cemetery West Monroe, Ouachita Parish, LA | 5 September 1975 | Antioch Cemetery West Monroe, Ouachita Parish, Louisiana |
Enlisted |
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Other Discharged USAAF |
Honourable discharge. | ||
Based |
Bassingbourn | Assigned to 323BS, 91BG, 8AF USAAF. |
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / son, Ray E. Wood