Wilbur R Richardson
Military
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UPL 15141
Rougham Control Tower Museum
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30 missions. Seriously wounded on 30th over Munich 13 July 1944. After 5 weeks in hospital was offered M/Sergeant. and leader of bomb storage dump. Turned it down because brother was a casualty and felt I should return. Final assignment was nite line office manager.
DFC/ PH/ AM w/ 4 Oak Leaf Cluster/ 4 battle stars
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Kismet
- Unit: 94th Bomb Group 331st Bomb Squadron
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Long Beach, California | 17 November 1922 |
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / self