Robert W Wilson Jr
MilitaryAssigned to 559BS, 387BG, 9AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) mission to Mayen. Hit by flak in target area, engine ablaze, baled out successfully. Prisoner of War (POW). MACR 12607.
Awards: POW, 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: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 387th Bomb Group 559th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 16056431 / O-753396
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-26 Marauder
- Unit: 387th Bomb Group 559th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Willingale
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Stalag Luft I, Barth, Germany
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Enlisted |
Philadelphia, PA, USA | 3 December 1942 | |
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Other Shot down / baled out |
56727 Mayen, Germany | 24 February 1945 | Failed to Return (FTR) mission to Mayen. Hit by flak in target area, engine ablaze, baled out successfully. Prisoner of War (POW). MACR 12607. |
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Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Barth, Germany | 24 February 1945 | Prisoner of War (POW). Stalag Luft I. |
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Born |
San Antonio, TX, USA | ||
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Based |
Chipping Ongar | 24 February 1945 | Assigned to 559BS, 387BG, 9AF USAAF. |
| Centre County, PA, USA |