Wilson C Elliott
Military
Object Number - UPL 82419 - William J Casey crew, 306th BG
He flew on William Casey. Reported to group on 03 Apr 1942. He transferred to the 367th BS on 12 Mar 1943.
17 April 1943 was the leading a/c of the 367th low squadron on a mission to Bremen in B-17 41-24488 'Banshee II. '. Fighters attacked the plane. Left with one engine they headed back toward land. Another fighter raked the plane and killed 5 crewmen in the back of the plane. The remainder of the crew bailed out in the Frisian Islands. . All were captured. Elliott was a Prisoner of War (POW) originally at Stalag VII-A Moosburg and moved to several work camps ending at Munich 48-11
POW
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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
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 306th Bomb Group 367th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 33122529
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator / Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 306th Bomb Group 367th Bomb Squadron 369th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 16036790
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 306th Bomb Group 367th Bomb Squadron 369th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-410335
- Highest Rank: Captain
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 306th Bomb Group 367th Bomb Squadron 369th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 35040634
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Waist Gunner / Radio Operator / Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 306th Bomb Group 367th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant Colonel
- Role/Job: Bombardier
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Banshee II
- Unit: 306th Bomb Group
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Born |
Knoxville, Tennessee | 25 December 1919 | |
|
Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Germany | 17 April 1943 | |
|
Died |
2 September 2004 |
Revisions
Merged with duplicate entry to include details from:
- MACR 15445 ;
- Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database.
The 306th Bomb Group unit history
306th BG Association Directory, 1 September 1999 Edition; MACR 15445, Losses of the 8th and 9th Air Forces Vol. 1 p. 105 by Bishop and Hey, First Over Germany pp. 86-88 by R. Strong., NARA POW records. / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / http://www.306bg.org/crewphotos/Crew%20Pictures%20Adam-Rector/Crew%20Pi…
