Wilbur B O'Brien

Military

Shot down by flak at Nantres 6/15/44 B-17 # 42-107212



POW

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Units served with

Official insignia of the 306th Bomb Group, approved 6 January 1943, and updated 2 October 1951.

306th Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

42-107212

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 306th Bomb Group 423rd Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Washington, District of Columbia, USA

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

France 15 June 1944

Revisions

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Contributorjmoore43
Changes
Sources

Added a "-" to the A/C serial # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.

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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 5795 / MACR 5795, First Over Germany pg. 253 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database