Sam R Wilkinson

Military
media-36507.jpeg UPL 36507 SGT Sam R. Wilkinson
Nose Gunner
Crew #717 - Daniel Harris Crew 466th Bomb Group collection

Larry Wilkinson, son of Sam Wilkinson

Object Number - UPL 36507 - SGT Sam R. Wilkinson Nose Gunner Crew #717 - Daniel Harris Crew

Shot down 8 April 1944 in B-24 #41-29365, Prisoner of War (POW).



POW

Connections

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Units served with

Three little girls hold up a balloon celebrating the 100th mission of the 466th Bomb Group in front of a B-24 Liberator (serial number 42-95592) nicknamed "Black Cat". Handwritten caption on reverse: 'On our 100 Mission party Day- 18 Aug 1944, Attlebridge, 466th- wouldn't it be something if we could identify these girls? How could I do it?'

466th Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

Daniel Blaine Harris

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 466th Bomb Group 787th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O 684326
  • Highest Rank: Colonel
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

41-29365

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Unit: 466th Bomb Group 787th Bomb Squadron

Missions

510

  • Date: 2 August 1944

Places

Aerial photograph of Attlebridge airfield, looking north, the fuel store and a T2 hangar are in the upper centre, 31 January 1946. Photograph taken by No. 90 Squadron, sortie number RAF/3G/TUD/UK/51. English Heritage (RAF Photography).

Attlebridge

  • Site type: Airfield
  • Known as: Attlebridge Arsenal, Station 120

Stalag XVII-B

  • Site type: Prisoner of war camp
  • Known as: Stalag 17b, Krems an der Donau, Austria

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

League City, Texas 20 October 1924

Other

466th BG Combat Tour

Attlebridge Airfield, UK 22 March 1944 - 8 April 0194

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Gneixendorf, Austria 8 April 1944 - 4 March 1947 Stalag 17b

Other

Shot Down/Captured

near Brunswick, Germany 8 April 1944 Attacked by German fighters, knocking out #2 engine and starting a large fire in the bomb bay. The fire had caused the bail out alarm to go off at which time Wilkinson bailed out along with two others. Eventually all the crew were forced to bail out. There was one KIA (Slager) among the crew

Died

Galveston, Texas 28 February 1980

Revisions

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Contributorjmoore43
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Added a "-" to the A/C serial # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.

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Contributor466thHistorian
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https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&dbid=4876&h=1645342…
"Attlebridge Arsenal" - Brassfield & Wassom, page 124

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Contributor466thHistorian
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466th BG Historian

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ContributorAAM
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 3840 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database

Sam R Wilkinson: Gallery (2 items)

Object number: UPL 36507 - SGT Sam R. Wilkinson Nose Gunner Crew #717 -...

Object number: UPL 42639 - MACR 3840 42-29365 466th BG | 787th BS 08 Apr 1944