Oscar Hudson Wilkinson
Military ROLL OF HONOURImage from Internet.
Still on the lookout for living relatives
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
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Unit: 44th Bomb Group 68th Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 27 January 1943
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Pathway
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Other 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
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.
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