Wilfred P Conlon
MilitaryHilary Evers on the jeep. Next person to him is Wilfred P Conlon
Updated connection
Shot down 21 February 1944 in B-17 42-3073 'Lightning Strikes'. As a prisoner of war he was held at Stalag Luft 1 for fifteen months.
Earlier, 31 December 1943 returned from mission to Bordeaux in B-17 AC 41-24484 'The Bad Egg'. Because of the severe damage to the plane, as it touched down on the runway, it ploughed into a jeep. 10 RTD. H. Evers crew
Post war Conlon studied law, was admitted to the Bar in 1949, and went on to become senior partner in the law firm of Conlon & Phillips. In 1989 he received the State Bar Association Service award and in 1990 was the Parade Marshal at the St. Patrick's Day parade. He
died on his 50th wedding anniversary 15th May 1996.
POW
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 91st Bomb Group 401st Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Major
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 91st Bomb Group 401st Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-802738
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Stalag Luft I, Barth, Germany
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
21 February 1944 | ||
Born |
Revisions
MACR 2463;
"Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces", Bishop & Hey.
Biography completed by historian Helen Millgate. Information sourced from newsletters of the 91st Bomb Group related to the service of Wilfred Conlon.
Added a "-" to the A/C serial number in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity.
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 2463 / MACR 2463, Losses of the 8th & 9th AFs Vol. I, p. 456 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database