Sidney Vicke Wadsworth
Military
Object Number - UPL 47373 - Lt Sidney V Wadsworth, 4FG
Assigned to 335FS, 4FG, 8AF USAAF. Hit by Flak strafing a train near Dijon. Abandoned P-51B 43-6437 7-Aug-44. Lt Wadsworth WIA/POW MACR 7757.
Awards: POW, WWII Victory, EAME.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
- Unit: 4th Fighter Group 335th Fighter Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Dallas, TX, USA | 16 January 1919 | |
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Enlisted |
Dallas, TX | 18 January 1942 | Dallas, Texas |
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Other Assigned |
Debden, Saffron Walden, Essex CB11, UK | 6 June 1944 - 7 August 1944 | Assigned to 335FS, 4FG, 8AF USAAF. |
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Other Shot down |
21000 Dijon, France | 7 August 1944 | Hit by Flak strafing a train near Dijon. Abandoned P-51B 43-6437 7-Aug-44. Lt Wadsworth WIA/POW MACR 7757. |
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Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Zagan, Poland | 7 August 1944 | Prisoner of War (POW). Stalag Luft III. |
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Died |
Clarion, IA 50525, USA | 22 January 1964 |
Revisions
ContributorAl_Skiff
Changes
Contributorjmoore43
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Sources
Added a "#" to the A/C serial # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.
ContributorAl_Skiff
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ContributorAAM
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 7757 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database / Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list
