Urban William Westrick Jr
Military
Rear L-R: Marvin Kravet(P), Neil E. Walling (N), Floyd R. Pederson (B), Greely Gay, (CP).
Front L-R: Kenneth D. Gray (RO), Claus N. Gustafson (FG), John S. Cox (BT), Kenneth W. Swift (TT), Urban W. Westrick (TT).
USAAF Photo
Object Number - UPL 44866 - Marvin Kravet crew, 547BS, 384BG, 8AF. Rear L-R: Marvin Kravet(P), Neil E. Walling (N), Floyd R. Pederson (B), Greely Gay, (CP). Front L-R:...
Assigned to 547BS, 384BG, 8AF USAAF. Marv Kravet crew. 12 x combat missions. Transferred to 15th AF. Completed 50 x combat missions. ETD
Awards: AM (OLC), WWII Victory, EAME.
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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: 384th Bomb Group 547th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 31053291 / O-742731
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Patches : The Spotted Cow
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 547th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Nevada Avenger
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 546th Bomb Squadron 547th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 547th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Grafton Undermud
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Leipsic, OH | 28 April 1922 | Son of Adam Henry and Margaret C [Faber] Westrick. |
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Enlisted |
Camp Perry, Lacarne, OH | 29 October 1942 | Camp Perry, Lacarne, Ohio |
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Other Promotion |
Grafton Underwood, UK | 24 March 1944 | Promoted to Staff Sergeant. |
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Other Transferred |
4 April 1944 | Transferred to 15th AF. | |
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Other Discharged USAAF |
5 November 1945 | Honourable discharge. | |
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Died |
Maria Stein, OH | 17 April 2002 | |
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Buried |
Woodlawn Cemetery, Ada, Hardin County, OH | 20 April 2002 | Woodlawn Cemetery Ada, Hardin County, Ohio |
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Based |
Grafton Underwood | 4 April 1944 | Assigned to 547BS, 384BG, 8AF USAAF. |
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Other Hospitalised |
Hospitalised with Tonsillitis, Nov-44. RTD |
Revisions
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https://www.fold3.com/record/34306864-urban-w-westrick
https://www.fold3.com/record/714954695-westrick-urban-w
https://www.fold3.com/record/704246665-westrick-urban-w
https://www.fold3.com/record/84290575-urban-w-westrick-jr
https://www.fold3.com/record/619341560-urban-westrick-1922
https://384thbombgroup.com/_content/_pages/person.php?PersonKey=4220
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/46950308/urban-w_-westrick
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / http://384thbombgroup.com/_content/_pages/PersonnelSearch.php?LastName=…
