William Edward Wenckens
MilitaryShot down 10 October 1943 in B-17 #42-3328 'Miss Fortune', Prisoner of War (POW).
POW
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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: 390th Bomb Group 568th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-794590
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Tech Supply
- Unit: 388th Bomb Group 390th Bomb Group 561st Bomb Squadron 568th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Blood, Guts & Rust II
- Unit: 390th Bomb Group 568th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Miss Fortune
- Unit: 390th Bomb Group 568th Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 10 October 1943
- Date: 4 October 1943
- Date: 2 October 1943
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Parham
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
Seadrift, Texas | 11 October 1921 | |
Enlisted |
Houston, TX | 25 November 1940 | |
Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Gneixendorf, Austria | 20 October 1943 - 1 May 1945 | Stalag 17b (dates are approximate) |
Died |
27 December 1951 | ||
Buried |
Pearland, TX | 31 December 1951 | South Park Cemetery Pearland, Brazoria County, Texas, USA |
Houston, TX | 1614 Milby Street |
Revisions
http://www.ww2enlistment.org/index.php?page=directory&rec=2012917
http://5085.sydneyplus.com/final/portal.aspx?lang=en-US
https://aad.archives.gov/aad/display-partial-records.jsp?dt=466&sc=1167…
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/136407424/william-e.-wenckens
https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/949492:2275?indiv=1&t…
Added a "-" to the A/C serial number in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 861 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database