Wilburn Wade Hampton
MilitaryAssigned to 451BS 322BG, 9AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) Nantes 19-Jul-44, hit by flak in port engine, wing collapsed, spun in. Crashed left bank of Loire river. Prisoner of War (POW) MACR 7046
Awards: BSM, PH, POW, WWII Victory, EAME.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
![B-26 Marauders, including (serial number 41-34959, SS-O), of the 451st Bomb Squadron, 322nd Bomb Group line up for take off, 11 November 1943. Passed for publication 11 Nov 1943. Handwritten caption on reverse: '63.' On reverse: US Army Press Censor ETO [Stamp].](https://assets.americanairmuseum.com/s3fs-public/styles/teaser_thumb_x2/public/freeman/media-413264.jpg.webp?itok=Ml213CQs)
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 322nd Bomb Group 451st Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 12046122 / O-793729
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-26 Marauder
- Unit: 322nd Bomb Group 451st Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Great Saling
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Dulag Luft Grosstychow Dulag 12
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Stalag Luft 4, Gross Tychow, Pomerania
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Illinois | 6 February 1920 | Son of Lewis E and Mildred [Philpott] Hampton. |
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Enlisted |
Camp Grant, Rockford, IL | 23 September 1941 | Camp Grant, Illinois |
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Other Baled out POW |
Loire Riverbank | 19 July 1944 | Failed to Return (FTR) Nantes 19-Jul-44, hit by flak in port engine, wing collapsed, spun in. Crashed left bank of Loire river. POW MACR 7046 |
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Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Tychowo, Poland | 19 July 1944 | Prisoner of War (POW). Stalag Luft IV. |
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Died |
Gulfport, MS | 2 February 2003 | |
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Buried |
Oaklawn Cemetery Cherokee Village, Sharp County, AR | 5 February 2003 | Oaklawn Cemetery Cherokee Village, Sharp County, Arkansas |
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Based |
Andrews Field | 19 July 1944 | Assigned to 451BS 322BG, 9AF USAAF. |