Forrest Lynn Westbrook
Military
Aircraft Crew Chief
B-25J-1-NC #43-27659 "Morning Mission" Code: 9W
340th Bomb Group - 489th Bomb Squadron - 12th AF
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Object Number - UPL 55056 - TSGT Forrest Lynn Westbrook Aircraft Crew Chief B-25J-1-NC #43-27659 "Morning Mission" Code: 9W 340th Bomb Group - 489th Bomb Squadron - 12th AF
Retired from the USAF in 1966 with the rank of Chief Master Sergeant
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-25 Mitchell
- Nicknames: Morning Mission
- Unit: 340th Bomb Group 489th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Advanced Landing Ground Alesanie
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Comiso Airport
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Foggia "Gino Lisa" Airport
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Wayne, Oklahoma | 20 March 1920 | |
| Wynnewood, Oklahoma | 1 July 1941 | ||
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Enlisted |
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma | 21 May 1942 | |
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Died |
Wellston, Oklahoma | 12 May 2006 | Forrest L., 86, of Carney, passed away on May 12, 2006. He was born March 20, 1920, in Wayne, Oklahoma, to Clifford Carlton & Catherine Maxwell Westbrook. Forrest graduated from Wynnewood High School in 1938 and raced horses before he went into the military service. Forrest retired in 1966 from the United States Air Force after 24 years of service and remained in close contact with his fellow veterans thru 'The 57th Bomb Wing Association' World War II members who served in Italy, Corsica and North Africa. Forrest raised cattle, enjoyed gardening and his special dog. He is survived by his wife, Avis Mae of the home; 2 daughters, Clarette Kaye Westbrook and Lyndia Yvonne Knapp; 3 sons, William Loren Westbrook, Forrest Lynn Westbrook, Jr. and Robert Lamont Westbrook; 6 grandsons, Richard, Michael, Forrest III, Christopher, Aaron and Toby; 2 granddaughters, Lisa and Jennifer; great grandchildren, Brooklyn, Mackenzie, Colton, Jewel and Joel: 1 sister, Janice W. Shirley; nephew, Clifford Carlton Westbrook III; sister and brothers-in-law, Ernest & Ozie Holasek and Lyndell & Doris Warren; and a host of other loving friends and family members. Forrest was preceded in death by his parents and one brother, Clifford Carlton Westbrook, Jr. Funeral services will be held at the Tinker Air Force Base Chapel, on Wednesday, May 17th, 2006, at 11:00 am, with burial at Oaklawn Cemetery, in Wynnewood, OK, at 3:00 pm. |
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Buried |
Wynnewood, Oklahoma | 17 May 2006 | Oaklawn Cemetery Wynnewood, Garvin County, Oklahoma, USA |
