Frank Hurst Wilcox Jr
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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
- 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: 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
Places
- Site type: Airfield
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. |
Revisions
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https://www.fold3.com/record/711784083/wilcox-frank-hurst-us-veterans-g…
https://www.vvmf.org/Honor-Roll/1990/FrankHurstWilcoxJr/
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/1321506/frank-hurst-wilcox
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