David Lee Wilhite
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
USAAF Photo
Object Number - UPL 48048 - Capt David L Wilhite, 389BG.
Assigned to 566BS, 389BG, 8AF USAAF. Shot down by fighters near Orleans, France on 7-Jan-44 in B-24D 42-41013 'Trouble N' Mind' Killed in Action (KIA). MACR 1853
Awards: SS, AM (2OLC), PH.
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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: 389th Bomb Group 566th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 15318621
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 389th Bomb Group 566th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 32465122
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Waist Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 389th Bomb Group 566th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 35406134
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 389th Bomb Group 566th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 33138339 / O-734945
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Bombardier
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 389th Bomb Group 566th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 12046261 / O-796603
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: - Trouble
- Unit: 389th Bomb Group 44th Bomb Group 506th Bomb Squadron 566th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Owensboro, Kentucky, USA | 1 June 1920 | Son of Edgar T and Anna Lee [Worthington] Wilhite. |
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Died |
Orleans, France | 7 January 1944 | Shot down by fighters near Orleans, France on 7-Jan-44 in B-24D 42-41013 'Trouble N' Mind' Killed in Action (KIA). MACR 1853 |
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Buried |
Normandy American Cemetery and Memorial | Normandy American Cemetery and Memorial Plot B Row 20 Grave 12 | |
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Based Killed in Action (KIA) |
Hethel | 7 January 1944 | Assigned to 566BS, 389BG, 8AF USAAF. |
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Buried |
Rosehill Elmwood Cemetery Owensboro, Daviess County, KY | Memorialised Rosehill Elmwood Cemetery Owensboro, Daviess County, Kentucky |
Revisions
https://www.fold3.com/image/28692795
https://www.fold3.com/image/310763782
https://www.fold3.com/record/529915587/david-l-wilhite-american-battle-…
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/56651458/david-lee-wilhite
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/207621982/david-l-wilhite
Removed # from A/C serial No. to aid clarity and consistency
Burial site noted in research provided by Arnaud Theron of Bouville, France.
Birth place and birth date provided by Capt. Wilhite's widow.
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 1853 / MACR 1853, 8th AF Losses, WWII Memorial / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database
