Russell John Willer
Military
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UPL 6886
Lt. Russell J. Willer
Pilot - Crew #604
466th BG - 786th BS 466th Bomb Group collection
Pilot - Crew #604
466th BG - 786th BS 466th Bomb Group collection
466th BG Historian
Assigned to 786BS, 466BG, 8AF USAAF. Flew 30 missions from 24-Mar-44 thru 1-Aug-44.
Awards: AM (3OLC), American Campaign, EAME (2BS), WWII Victory.
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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: 466th Bomb Group 786th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-691721
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator/Assistant Group Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 466th Bomb Group 786th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant (2nd Grade)
- Role/Job: Flight Engineer
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 466th Bomb Group 784th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Bombardier & Pilotage Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 466th Bomb Group 786th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 13106331
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant (3rd Grade)
- Role/Job: Aerial Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 466th Bomb Group 786th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant (3rd Grade)
- Role/Job: Gunner
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: Dirty Gertie
- Unit: 466th Bomb Group 786th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: Queen of Hearts
- Unit: 466th Bomb Group 786th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: Reliable Babe
- Unit: 466th Bomb Group 786th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: Wild-Pussy/Sully's Saloon
- Unit: 466th Bomb Group 786th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Unit: 466th Bomb Group 787th Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 24 March 1944
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Attlebridge Arsenal, Station 120
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
14 May 1919 | BornHamilton, Ohio | |
Enlisted |
10 November 1941 | ||
Died |
8 March 2009 | ||
Buried |
11 March 2009 | Saint Stephen CemeteryHamiltonButler CountyOhio, USAPlot: Mausoleum |
Revisions
ContributorAl_Skiff
Changes
ContributorEmily
Changes
Sources
Georgia L Willer (wife), via American Air Museum Memory Book Correspondence.
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / self