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2nd Lt. William J. Wilson

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2ND LT WILLIAM J. WILSON, JR P CPT 17 MAR 45 PLAUEN TAPS: 1962
F/O GOERGE KOBZAR CP CPT 17 MAR 45 PLAUEN
2ND LT LOUIS C. CHAPPELL NAV KIA 03 FEB 45 BERLIN (J. P. ERNST CREW)
F/O ROBERT E. FITZGERALD BOM CPT 17 MAR 45 PLAUEN
CPL ALPHONSO J. CEKUTIS ROG CPT 17 MAR 45 PLAUEN TAPS: 27 NOV 1963
CPL ROBERT A. KING TTE CPT 17 MAR 45 PLAUEN
CPL ROBERT N. BECK, JR BTG CPT 17 MAR 45 PLAUEN
CPL MERLE P. HEMBREE WG CPT 17 MAR 45 PLAUEN
CPL SAMUEL W. ALLEN, JR WG CPT 17 MAR 45 PLAUEN
CPL JOHN R. SAARI TG NOC -- TAPS: 11 MAY 1986

CREW, AS ABOVE, JOINED THE 100TH (418TH SQDN) ON 20 OCT 1944. .TRANSFERRED TO 350TH SQDN AFTER ONLY A FEW DAYS AND FLEW ALL MISSIONS WITH THE 350TH.

After 6 Missions with this crew, Lt Chappell became a Lead Navigator and transferred from Crew. Lt Robert Fitzgerald flew as Navigator for 5 Missions until the new Navigator Sgt George Holser is assigned. Sgt Holser was washed out of Navigation school and came overseas to the 100th as a gunner. His first Mission with the Crew was Frankfurt Dec 12, 1944.

In an email note dated 9 Feb 2002, Robert A. King states that he "was with this crew for only two days and then assigned to the 350th with Capt. W. J. Wilson, Jr.'s crew. All of missions were flown with the 350th."

Crew flew the following B-17G's: (mpf 2001)

#337517 "Heaven Can Wait-one time
#46805 "Flamin Mame-6 times
#338840 "The Little Rebel" 6 times
#337994 "My Blue Heaven" 2 times
#48834 "PooBah" 1 time
#338414 "Heaven Sent" 1 time

ACCORDING TO R. E. FITZGERALD, WILLIAM WILSON WAS KILLED IN AN AIRCRAFT ACCIDENT IN FRANCE ON 03 JUN 1962. . jb

Missions of Lt Robert E. Fitzgerald (mpf 2001):

NBR DATE TARGET
01 9/11/44 Saarbrucken
02 10/11/44 Weisbaden
03 16/11/44 Aachen/Duren
04 26/11/44 Hamm
05 30/11/44 Merseburg
06 5/12/44 BERLIN
07 11/12/44 Koblenz 1st Mission as Nav. Lou Chappell became Lead Nav until new Navigator is assigned
08 18/12/44 Mainz
09 24/12/44 Bilblis
10 25/12/44 Kaiserslauten
11 27/12/44 Fulda
12 29/12/44 Frankfurt New Navigator is assigned Sgt George Holser.
13 30/12/44 Kassel
14 5/01/45 Frankfurt
15 6/01/45 Annweiler
16 13/01/45 Mainz
17 14/01/45 Derben
18 20/01/45 Heilbron
19 21/01/45 Mannheim
20 28/01/45 Duisburg
21 3/02/45 BERLIN
22 6/02/45 Chemnitz
23 14/02/45 Chemnitz
24 15/02/45 Cottbus
25 28/02/45 Kassel
26 3/03/45 Brunswick
27 7/03/45 Siegen
28 10/03/45 Dortmund
29 11/03/45 Hamburg
30 14/03/45 Hanover
31 15/03/45 Oranienburg
32 17/03/45 Plauen

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