Clair Edwin Wyrick
Military
UPL 61240
UPL 61240
1st Lt Clair Edwin Wyrick
Clair Wyrick completed 37 missions as a pilot with the 95th Bomb Group, flying bombing missions out of Horham, England.
Awards: DFC, AM (4OLC), WWII Victory, EAME.
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- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Smilin' Sandy Sanchez
- Unit: 398th Bomb Group 95th Bomb Group 334th Bomb Squadron
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Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Alvordton, Ohio | 13 November 1917 | Son of Raleigh Jay and Laura Estell [Keller] Wyrick. |
Enlisted |
Detroit, MI | 12 May 1942 | Detroit, Michigan |
Based |
Horham | 1 April 1944 - 15 August 1944 | Assigned to 334BS, 95BG, 8AF USAAF. |
Died |
Macon County, North Carolina | 10 February 2012 | Died Macon County, North Carolina |
Buried |
Woodlawn Cemetery, Franklin, North Carolina | 13 February 2012 | Interred Woodlawn Cemetery Franklin, Macon County, North Carolina |
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Brought in information from duplicate record. Source:
http://95thbg.org/j3migr/honor-roll
See http://95thbg.org/j3migr/flight-crew-records for missions listing and aircraft flown
ContributorAAM
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia