Shelton James Wrath Jr
MilitaryAssigned to 854BS, 491BG, 8AF USAAF. ETD
"I'd heard many times that the name they gave the plane was: 'The Gripes of Wrath'."
Awards: DFC (OLC), AM (5OLC), WWII Victory, EAME (3 x Battle Stars).
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 491st Bomb Group 854th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 33735381
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Waist Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 491st Bomb Group 854th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 33676648
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 491st Bomb Group 854th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Sergeant (RAF)
- Role/Job: Nose Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 491st Bomb Group 854th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-2056577
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 491st Bomb Group 854th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 16115940
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: waist gunner
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Providence, RI | 20 July 1917 | Son of Shelton James Sr and Harriet Wrath. |
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Enlisted |
Providence, RI | 26 August 1942 | Providence, Rhode Island |
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Other Discharged USAAF |
3 August 1945 | ||
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Died |
Spring Hill, FL | 1 January 1998 | |
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Buried |
Florida National Cemetery Bushnell, Sumter County, FL | 4 January 1998 | Florida National Cemetery Bushnell, Sumter County, Florida |
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Based |
Metfield | Assigned to 854BS, 491BG, 8AF USAAF. |
Revisions
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https://digitalarchive.2ndair.org.uk/
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/1347261/shelton-j-wrath
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / WWW.491st.org roster