William G Wagner

Military
media-27300.jpeg UPL 27300 2LT William G Wagner on the San Antonio Riverwalk before going to the 379th BG (H), Kimbolton, England.

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Object Number - UPL 27300 - 2LT William G Wagner on the San Antonio Riverwalk before going to the 379th BG (H), Kimbolton, England.

Completed 35 missions

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Units served with

The insignia of the 379th Bomb Group.

379th Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

B-17 Flying Fortresses nicknamed "London Avenger", nicknamed "Bermondsley Battler", nicknamed "Rotherhithe's Revenge" and nicknamed "Bermondsley" of the 379th Bomb Group, 15 February 1944. Passed for publication 16 Feb 1944. Censor no: 305411. Handwritten caption on reverse: '16/2/44.' Printed caption on reverse: ' CHRISTENS U.S. FORTRESS BOMBER. Feb. 16th, 1944. As an appreciation of £800,000 raised during Bermondsey's Wings for Victory Week., the people of Bermondsey christened a U.S. Fortress bomber "

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  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: London Avenger
  • Unit: 379th Bomb Group 525th Bomb Squadron

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Born

Gate City, Virginia 18 January 1922

Died

San Antonio, TX, USA 7 May 2007

Buried

San Antonio, TX, USA San Jose Burial Park, adjacent to Stinson Field

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / son-in-law

William G Wagner: Gallery (2 items)

Object number: UPL 27299 - The 1LT Keith L "Huck" Phinney crew. 2LT William...

Object number: UPL 27300 - 2LT William G Wagner on the San Antonio Riverwalk...