Wilbur J Derr
Military
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Document 25051
452nd Bomb Group collection
A biography of Wilbur J. Derr
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Object Number - Document 25051 - A biography of Wilbur J. Derr
For meritorious achievement in connection with military operations against the enemy from 4 Jan 1944 to 8 May 1945
Bronze Star
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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
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Tamaqua, PA, USA | 9 July 1921 | |
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Enlisted |
Philadelphia, PA, USA | 4 August 1941 | |
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Based |
Deopham Green | 4 January 1944 - 26 June 1945 | |
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Died |
Brandywine Hospital, Coatesville, PA 19320, USA | 15 May 2002 |
Revisions
Contributorkeatinglyn
Changes
Sources
awards from "Enlisted Record and Report of Separation Honorable Discharge"
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources
1999 Unit Roster
son/ Special Orders #1164 dated 24 June 1945 3rd AD / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia