John Leggett
Military | First Lieutenant | Pilot | 340th Bomb Group
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Wilbur Earl Somers
Military
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2LT Wilbur Earl Somers Pilot 340th BG - 486th BS - 12th AF KIA 22 February 1944
Service
People
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340th Bomb Group
Group
Activated on 20 August 1942. The 340th Bombardment Group trained with B-25's for duty overseas. They arrived in the Mediterranean theater in March 1943. Assigned first to the Ninth Air Force and later (in August 1943) to the Twelfth. Served in combat...
Associated Place
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Pompeii Airfield
Military site : airfield
Events
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| Born | Spokane, Washington | 23 August 1918 |
| Combat Mission/Wounded | Foligno, Italy | 22 February 1944 |
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Lt. Somers was hit in the head by a piece of flak over the target incapacitating him. His crew rendered first aid and his co-pilot flew the B-25 safely home to Alesani. Lt. Somers was taken to the hospital and died later that day. |
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| Died | Pompeii Airfield, Italy | 22 February 1944 |
| Buried | Sicily-Rome American Cemetery and Memorial | 1945 |
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Plot J Row 9 Grave 48 |
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Revisions
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| 03 January 2022 00:06:00 | 466thHistorian | Created entry with surname, middlename, firstname, nationality, service number, highest rank, role, events, unit associations and place associations |
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https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/377300:6493?tid=&pid=&... |
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