George R Wahlstrom
Military
Object Number - UPL 26957 - Lt. Herbert L Boyle, [ Covington, KY ], 84th Fighter Squadron. P-47D 42-26624 WZ-J “Old Smoothy”.
Assigned to 84FS, 78FG, 8AF USAAF.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: P-47 Thunderbolt
- Nicknames: Old Smoothy
- Unit: 78th Fighter Group 84th Fighter Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: "Duckpond"
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Cook County, IL, USA | 20 September 1910 | Son of Charles and Augusta Wahlstrom. |
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Enlisted |
San Francisco, CA, USA | 13 December 1941 | |
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Died |
Sacramento, CA, USA | 22 November 1989 | |
| San Mateo County, CA, USA | |||
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Based |
Duxford | Assigned to 84FS, 78FG, 8AF USAAF. |
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Unit roster in the book Duxford Diary by the Duxford Aviation Society, 1989 edition
