VINSON Wilbur F - 506 FS 404 FG

 

Wilbur Foster VINSON

 

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Source of the portrait photograph: Pilot Class Book 43-G, Pecos, Texas.
Courtesy of my Fields of Honor Database colleague Corrina who indexed this class book.

NUMBER OF SERVICEO-751498
AGE yo
DATE OF BIRTH 
ETATMontgomery ALABAMA
FAMILY

 

RANKFirst Lieutenant
FONCTIONPilot
JOB BEFORE ENLISTEMENT AL
DATE of ENLISTEMENT 
 SQUADRON506th Fighter Squadron
 GROUP 404th Fighter Group
ARMY9th US Air Force
DATE OF DEATH26 July 1944ip
STATUSKIA
PLACE OF DEATHMutrécy - SW of Caen
DATA PLAN

P-47 Thunderbolt - type D-22-RE - s/n 42-26245

P 47N Thunderbolt

Macr : 7480

Mission : Mutrécy (14)-Technique du "dive-bombing"

Takeoff terrain A-5 «Chippelle» to Cartigny-L’Epinay (14)

Crash observed by 1Lts Ollie O Simpson, Leo Westerinen, 2Lt Eugene J McCloskey

It seems that the plane and the pilot are still buried in the ground

Shots by the flak

The burning plane dives vertically to the ground - 9.50 a.m.

CEMETERYNORMANDY AMERICAN CEMETERY of Colleville

Map of Normandy American Cemetery

GRAVE
PlotRowGrave
Wall of Missing
DECORATION

 Purple Heart

Air Medal & 4 Oak Leaf Clusters

World War II Victory Medal

Certificat Pilot

 

Photo FDLM

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victory medal

combat infantryman badge

 
usaf 9af 404fighter group 508fighter squadron
STORY
 

SOURCE INFORMATION & PHOTOFindagrave.com - Abmc.gov - Francecrashes39-45.net - Frédéric LAVERNHE - USAAF Class Book Project ABMC American Cemeteries                     
PROGRAMMERHenri, Garrett, Clive, Frédéric & Renaud
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