Frank Hurst Wilcox Jr

Military
media-53261.jpeg UPL 53261 Capt Frank H Wilcox Jr, 351BG.

USAAF Photo

Object Number - UPL 53261 - Capt Frank H Wilcox Jr, 351BG.

Assigned to 510BS, 351BG, 8AF USAAF. His planes were B-17's 'Kentucky Babe' and 'Star Duster'. ETD



Awards: DFC, AM (3OLC), BS, AFCM,WWII Victory, American Campaign, American Defense, EAME (4 x Battle Stars), UN and Korean medal.



Post war: Remained in USAF. Served in Korean and Vietnam conflicts. Was head of 12th Rescue Group in Vietnam.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 351st Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 351st Bomb Group 511th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 34084849 / O-1295976
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Bombardier
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 351st Bomb Group 511th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 12219817 / O-835872
  • Highest Rank: Lieutenant Colonel
  • Role/Job: Co-pilot
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 351st Bomb Group 511th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-708308
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Navigator
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 351st Bomb Group 511th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 32798245 / O-2066070
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Navigator / Bombardier
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 351st Bomb Group 511th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 11100244 / O-2060423
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Radar Navigator/Bombardier "Mickey Operator"

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Kentucky Babe aka Ain’t it Gruesome
  • Unit: 351st Bomb Group 509th Bomb Squadron
  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Star Duster
  • Unit: 351st Bomb Group 509th Bomb Squadron

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Paris, KY 14 April 1918 Son of Frank Hurst Sr and Mary Marguerite [Chisholm] Wilcox.

Enlisted

9 July 1940

Other

Discharged USAF

18 March 1970 Honourable discharge. Medical disability from Vietnam service.

Died

Cadiz, KY 26 July 1999

Buried

28 September 1999 Arlington National Cemetery Arlington, Virginia Plot 6-M3, 4, 2

Based

Polebrook Assigned to 510BS, 351BG, 8AF USAAF.

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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Personal Account Book in Reference Drawer, High Flight of an Eagle

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