Wilford Rhea Conyer
Military
Object Number - UPL 53613 - 2nd Lt Wilford R. Conyer, 20FG.
Assigned to HQ Sqn, 364FG, 8AF USAAF. Transferred to 55FS, 20FG, 8AF USAAF. Flew a total of 24. 25 combat hours . Service time from 11-Sep-45 to 24-Nov-45.
Awards: GC, WWII Victory, EAME.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Headquarters
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Salem, Crittenden County, KY | 3 March 1921 | Son of Bob Conyer. |
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Enlisted |
Fort Harrison State Park, 6000 N Post Rd, Indianapolis, IN 46216, USA | 18 September 1942 | Fort Benjamin Harrison, Indiana |
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Other Crashed |
Punta Gorda Airport, 28000 Airport Rd, Punta Gorda, FL 33982, USA | 6 December 1944 | Taxiing Accident Punta Gorda AAF, FL Lt Wilford R Conyer, 6-Dec-44. P-40N 43-2458 - 344AAFBU 3AF |
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Based Transferred |
Wittering | 27 March 1945 | Transferred to 55FS, 20FG, 8AF USAAF. |
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Died |
2 March 1991 | ||
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Buried |
Lake Placid, Florida | 5 March 1991 | Lake Placid, Florida |
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Other End of War |
Europe | ||
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Based |
Honington | Assigned to HQ Sqn, 364FG, 8AF USAAF. |
