Wesley Neil Pettigrew
Military
Object Number - UPL 15230 - B-24 #41-24195 'Little Joe' and crew flew on 1st Aug 43 Ploesti oil refinery raid, returning safely to Libya.
Assigned to 415BS, 98BG, 9AF USAAF. Pilot B-24 41-24195 'Little Joe' flew on 1-Aug 43 Ploesti oil refinery raid, returning safely to Libya.
Awards: SS, DFC, AM (OLC), WWII Victory, EAME.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: - Little Joe
- Unit: 98th Bomb Group 415th Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 1 August 1943
- Official Description:
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Soluch Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Arlington, TX | 20 May 1918 | Son of Silas Neel and Ellie Lee [Swaim] Pettigrew. |
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Enlisted |
23 January 1942 | ||
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Other Survived Ploesti |
Ploiești, Romania | 1 August 1943 | Pilot B-24 41-24195 'Little Joe' flew on 1-Aug-43 Ploesti oil refinery raid, returning safely to Libya. |
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Died |
Colorado Springs, CO, USA | 28 March 2002 | |
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Buried |
Memorial Gardens Cemetery and Mausoleum, Colorado Springs, El Paso County CO | Memorial Gardens Cemetery and Mausoleum, Colorado Springs, El Paso County Colorado, USA. | |
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Based |
Assigned to 415BS, 98BG, 9AF USAAF. |
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