William B Wilson | American Air Museum

William B Wilson

Military ROLL OF HONOUR

Killed in Action (KIA) at Berlin in B-24 #4252546

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Units served with

Unofficial emblem of the 467th Bomb Group.

467th Bomb Group

Unit Hierarchy: Group
Air Force: Eighth Air Force
Type Category: Bombardment

The insignia of the 788th Bomb Squadron, 467th Bomb Group.

788th Bomb Squadron

Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
Air Force: Eighth Air Force
Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

42-52546

Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
Unit: 467th Bomb Group 788th Bomb Squadron

Places

Aerial photograph of Rackheath airfield looking south, the administrative site, barracks sites and technical site with a T2 hangar is on the right, the bomb dump and ammunition dump are at the bottom, the fuel store, firing butts and second T2 hangar are on the left, 16 April 1946. Photograph taken by No. 541 Squadron, sortie number RAF/106G/UK/1428. English Heritage (RAF Photography).

Rackheath

Site type: Airfield

Events

Event	Location	Date	Description
Died		18 March 1945
Born	Beachbottom, West Virginia

Revisions

Date27 Sep 2014 18:28:56

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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 13136 & Watts book p 190