Wesley G Hudson
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
Lt. Wesley C Hudson, Lt. Willard B Corley, Lt Norman Bishusky, Lt. Joseph Hendrix, SSgt Edward Kelly, Ssgt Donald Jugenberg, Pte Burton Wilson, Sgt, Charles Gorman, Sgt Leo St Laurent, Sgt James Penwell 447th Bomb Group collection
447 Bomb Group History
Object Number - UPL 47031 - Hudson Crew, 447thBG 711BG Lt. Wesley C Hudson, Lt. Willard B Corley, Lt Norman Bishusky, Lt. Joseph Hendrix, SSgt Edward Kelly, Ssgt Donald...
Killed in Action on 27 March 1944, in B-17G #42-38085. His aircraft crashed near Bullswood Lane, Cockfield shortly after takeoff in poor weather. His aircraft was seen burning before it dove into the ground, causing the bombs on board to explore, and killing all of the crew.
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- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Civilian
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 447th Bomb Group
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Timothy Motz, from Pictorial History of the 447th Bombardment Group (H) https://www.americanairmuseum.com/media/41056
Combat Supplement, Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia