Thiel Linford Wamsley
MilitaryRear L-R: 1Lt Lawrence B Hoveland, Unkn, Lt David L Williams, Unkn, Lt William E Johnston.
Front L-R: Unkn, Unkn, Tech Sgt Stan Williams, Unkn, Unkn.
Added Tech Sgt Stan Williams to Flying Jenny Crew Photograph.
Assigned to 525BS, 379BG, 8AF USAAF. 14 x combat missions. Shot down 30-Jul-43 in B-17 'Flying Jenny' 42-5829. Prisoner of War (POW). MACR 1361
Awards: AM (2OLC), PH, POW, WWII Victory, EAME (2 x battle stars).
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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
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 379th Bomb Group 525th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 19059415 / O-731871
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Gay Cabelleros
- Unit: 96th Bomb Group 338th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Sons of Satan
- Unit: 379th Bomb Group 527th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Unit: 379th Bomb Group 525th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Mary Jane ll
- Unit: 379th Bomb Group 525th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: The Better Half aka Flying Jenny
- Unit: 379th Bomb Group 525th Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 30 July 1943
Places
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Dulag Luft Grosstychow Dulag 12
- Site type: Airfield
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Stalag Luft 4, Gross Tychow, Pomerania
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
Garden City, Rich County, UT | 5 November 1918 | Son of Isaac Hyrum and Mabel [Bryson] Wamsley. |
Other Married |
Preston, ID | 26 June 1942 | Married Yvonne [Burrie] Wamsley 26-Jun-42. |
Enlisted |
Salt Lake City, UT | 4 August 1942 | Salt Lake City, UT |
Other Baled out POW |
Antwerp, Belgium | 30 July 1943 | Shot down 30-Jul-43 in B-17 'Flying Jenny' 42-5829. Prisoner of War (POW). MACR 1361 |
Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Tychowo, Poland | 30 July 1943 | Prisoner of War (POW). Stalag Luft IV. |
Died |
Providence, UT | 10 August 1968 | |
Buried |
Logan City Cemetery, Logan, UT | 13 August 1968 | Logan City Cemetery Logan, Cache County, UT Plot E_ 160_ 13_ 6 |
Based |
Kimbolton | 30 July 1943 | Assigned to 525BS, 379BG, 8AF USAAF. |
Revisions
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https://www.fold3.com/record/91245712-thiel-wamsley
https://www.fold3.com/record/71671986-thiel-wamsley
https://www.fold3.com/image/597450024?terms=thiel,wamsley
http://8thairforce.com/members/missionsflownby.asp?perIdentification=24…
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/94180536/thiel-linford-wamsley
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 1361 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database