Wallace Gross
Military
Radio Operator
Wendell Hulcher Crew
388th BG - 563rd BS 388th Bomb Group collection
Object Number - UPL 31367 - TSGT Wallace Gross Radio Operator Wendell Hulcher Crew 388th BG - 563rd BS
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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-677750
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Winged Fury
- Unit: 388th Bomb Group 560th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Patty Jo
- Unit: 388th Bomb Group 563rd Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Miss Fury
- Unit: 388th Bomb Group 563rd Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Hulcher's Vultures
- Unit: 388th Bomb Group 801st Bomb Group 563rd Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Brooklyn, New York | 19 December 1922 | |
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Enlisted |
New York, NY, USA | 30 October 1942 | |
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Other 388th BG Combat Tour |
Knettishall, Diss IP22 2TH, UK | 19 November 1943 - 2 March 1944 | Completed a 25 combat mission tour |
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Died |
Brooklyn, NY, USA | 8 January 1990 | |
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Buried |
West Babylon, NY, USA | 12 January 1990 | New Montefiore Cemetery • West Babylon, Suffolk County, New York, USA |
Revisions
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / www.388bg.info/Personnel.html
