Ray Theodore Wilken Jr
Military ROLL OF HONOURShot down 6 September 1943 in B-17 #42-30349, Killed in Action (KIA).
On Sep 6, 1943, his B-17, "Patricia", was badly shot up by enemy fighters. He was severely wounded and burned but after keeping the aircraft aloft to allow his crew to bail out, he himself managed to bail out. Unfortunately, a propellor of his falling aircraft caught his parachute on its way down and dragged him down to his death.
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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: 388th Bomb Group 563rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-670016
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Bombardier
Aircraft
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
New York State | 20 October 1920 | |
Died |
Montgueux | 6 September 1943 | |
Buried |
Epinal American Cemetery and Memorial |
Revisions
Added a "-" to the A/C serial # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.
Bringing in source from duplicate record:
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / www.388bg.info/Personnel.html
ABMC, MACR 2409 / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia