Vinal Lee Wade
Military ROLL OF HONOURETTG, Duncan crew. 381st BG, 532nd BS. Shot down 1 December 1943 in B-17 #42-29506 'Full Boost!' . Mission #46 to the chemical plant at Leverkusen, Germany. Diverted to the steel works at Solinger, Germany. MACR 1578. T/Sgt Wade was wounded in the aircraft. Killed in Action (KIA). Originally buried in the Memorial Cemetery of St Omer in Longuenesse, Germany.
Rochdale, MA
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- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 532nd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-744481
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Bombardier
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 532nd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 06552127
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 532nd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 15102552
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: waist gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 532nd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 18039422
- Highest Rank: Sergeant (RAF)
- Role/Job: Waist Gunner
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| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Died |
1 December 1943 | ||
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Born |
Rochdale, Massachusetts, USA | ||
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Other Killed in Action (KIA) |
Germany | 1 December 1943 |
Revisions
Added an association to “Ridgewell” the home base of the 381st BG.
Added " / " in the "Role/job" field to aid readability.
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 1578 / MACR 1578, www.381st.org/UnitHistory/Data/Roster.aspx / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database