Elmer E Villiesse
Military
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UPL 41843
Elmer Villiesse, Crew Chief and Miss Green Bay 43-38293
493rd Bomb Group collection
493rd BG Archives
Crew Chief, Master Sergeant Elmer Villiesse of Green Bay, WI named B-17 43-38293 'Miss Green Bay' and kept it in the air for a total of 55 missions, including 27 in a row without mechanical failures.
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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
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Miss Green Bay
- Unit: 493rd Bomb Group 863rd Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Enlisted |
Fort Sheridan, IL, USA | 2 April 1942 | Occupation category listed as 'fishermen and oystermen' |
Born |
Wisconsin, USA | ||
Brown County, WI, USA |
Revisions
ContributorLucy May
Changes
Sources
NARA Enlistment record: https://aad.archives.gov/aad/record-detail.jsp?dt=893&mtch=1&cat=all&tf…
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Unit History, http://493bgdebach.co.uk/roster_list.php