Theodore Herman Wilke Jr

Military

Object Number - UPL 80614 - Reuel's revenge 388th bomb group Shot down 28 September 1944.

Assigned to 560BS, 388BG, 8AF USAAF. Crashed near Mersebrug on 28-Sep-44 in B-17 42-97219 'Reuel's Revenge', Prisoner of War (POW). MACR 9378





Awards: POW, WWII Victory, EAME.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 388th Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

Reuel's revenge after being shot down in Germany.
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 388th Bomb Group 560th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 19013352 / O-1996097
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

Reuel's revenge after being shot down in Germany.
  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Reuel's Revenge
  • Unit: 388th Bomb Group 560th Bomb Squadron

Places

  • Site type: Prisoner of war camp
  • Known as: Dulag Luft Grosstychow Dulag 12
  • Site type: Prisoner of war camp
  • Known as: Stalag Luft 4, Gross Tychow, Pomerania

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

New Orleans, LA 11 September 1921

Enlisted

New Orleans, LA 31 July 1942 New Orleans, Louisiana

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Tychowo, Poland 28 September 1944 Prisoner of War (POW). Stalag Luft IV.

Based

Knettishall 28 September 1944 Assigned to 560BS, 388BG, 8AF USAAF.

Revisions

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Contributorjmoore43
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Added POW camp information to the POW event and a S/N per WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).

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

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ContributorAAM
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Sources

MACR 9378 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database

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