Edmund W Wilbert
Military
Printed caption on reverse: '61552 AC- Crew of the 562nd Bomb Squadron, 388th Bomb Group, beside the Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress "Charlene". England. 30 August 1943.
Standing left to right are:
2nd Lt John N Haroian, Boise, Idaho;
1st Lt Charles Bliss, Los Angeles, California;
2nd Lt Vernon D Duncan, Columbus, Ohio;
2nd Lt Bernard J Quenneville, Hadley, Mass.
Kneeling left to right:
S/Sgt Robert E Brailey, Woonsocket, RI;
T/Sgt Albert N Brown, Great Falls, Mont;
S/Sgt Herman B Mays, Terre Haute, Ind;
S/Sgt Lawrence H Ruddell, Wausau, Wisc;
S/Sgt Edmund W Wilbert, Westlake, Ohio;
T/Sgt Henry G Rotell, Riwabik, Minn.
US Air force Photo.' Roger Freeman Collection
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Corrected the names of Haroian and Duncan in the photo caption. Added Haroian to the connections.
Object Number - FRE 1492 - A bomber crew of the 388th Bomb Group with their B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 42-30177) nicknamed "Charlene". Printed caption on reverse:...
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- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Hells Belles
- Unit: 388th Bomb Group 447th Bomb Group 562nd Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Buckeye, Boomerang II
- Unit: 91st Bomb Group 401st Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Blitzing Betsy
- Unit: 388th Bomb Group 562nd Bomb Squadron
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| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Westlake, Ohio | 4 August 1914 | |
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Enlisted |
Cleveland, OH, USA | 30 April 1942 | |
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Other 388th BG Combat Tour |
Knettishall, Diss IP22 2TH, UK | 17 July 1943 - 14 January 1944 | 25 mission combat tour 15 missions as waist gunner 10 missions as flight engineer |
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Died |
Fort Myers, FL, USA | 4 October 1998 |
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / www.388bg.info/Personnel.html