Oscar Hudson Wilkinson

Military ROLL OF HONOUR
media-21904.jpeg UPL 21904 Oscar H Wilkinson

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Object Number - UPL 21904 - Oscar H Wilkinson

On 27 Jan 1943 in B-24D 41-23690 while serving as Navigator the primary target was Wilhelmshaven, Germany, but due to severe weather and poor navigation, it became a target of opportunity at Lemmer, Holland. Immediately after bombing the harbor facilities, the formation was hit by both flak and fighters. The aircraft sustained a mid-air collision with and FW-190 and crashed into the Waddenzee near Harlingen, Holland.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 44th Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment
B-24 Liberators of the 44th Bomb Group line up for takeoff at Shipdham in 1943. The 'Flying Eight-Ball' emblem of the 68th Bomb Squadron is visible on the nose of the leading aircraft. Image stamped with field press censor, 1943. Press Agency photograph- original printed caption has been removed.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

A B-24 Liberator (serial number 41-23698) nicknamed "Roamin' Rosie" of the 90th Bomb Group, 5th Air Force prepares for take off. Handwritten caption on reverse: '41-23690 "Roamin' Roseie" 90th BG, Darwin, 319th "Asterperious" Squadron.'
  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Unit: 44th Bomb Group 68th Bomb Squadron

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Events

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Killed in Action (KIA)

Waddenzee 27 January 1943 Killed when aircraft sustained a mid-air collision with and FW-190 and crashed into the Waddenzee, Holland.

Born

Jackson, MS, USA

Buried

Buried in the Netherlands American Cemetery, Plot O, Row 8, Grave 10.

Revisions

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ContributorFlying8ball
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Found on-line

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ContributorLee8thbuff
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Lee Cunningham 15-Feb-2015. Added SN and KIA event per MACR 15637; Added Burial Event and decorations per American Battle Monuments Commission (ABMC) record; made connection to Place and Mission within existing website data; Added crew position to Biography and other details per "Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces" Stan Bishop & John A. Hey MBE.

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ContributorAAM
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 15637 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database / http://8thairforce.com/44thbg/search/perlastname.asp

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