Name | Wilson, William Monroe |
Rank | Second Lieutenant / First Lieutenant |
Serial Number | O-797654 |
Unit Assignments |
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Duty | Pilot |
MOS | 1091 - Pilot, B-17 |
Last Duty Date | 21 March 1944 |
Results | Completed Tour, Returned to USA |
Additional Information |
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Photo Album: | Crew Photo Album⇗ |
CREWMEMBER | POSITION | RESULTS |
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2nd Lt. Wilson, William Monroe | Pilot | CT |
2nd Lt. Smith, Harry Bailey⇗ | Co-pilot | CT |
2nd Lt. Garrison, Keith M⇗ | Navigator | TBD |
2nd Lt. Smith, Harvey Daniel⇗ | Bombardier | TR |
T/SGT. Benson, Thomas Joseph⇗ | Radio Operator / Gunner | CT |
T/SGT. Treat, Royal DeWitt⇗ | Engineer / Top Turret Gunner | CT |
S/SGT. Loomis, Dorman George⇗ | Ball Turret Gunner | CT |
S/SGT. Pastorella, John Paul⇗ | Tail Gunner | KIA |
S/SGT. Hubbard, Warren Emmett⇗ | Flexible Gunner | CT |
S/SGT. Nichols, Melvin Allen⇗ | Flexible Gunner | CT |
Number | Date | Target | Position | Aircraft | Mission/Sortie Information |
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23⇗ | 9 September 1943 |
Target: Airfield Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Lille-Vendeville, France |
Co-pilot | 42‑5849⇗ |
Aborted Mission After Taking Off Turned back due to #2 engine failure. Sortie Report⇗ |
25⇗ | 23 September 1943 |
Target: Submarine Repair Ship Type: Submarine Facility Location: Nantes, France |
Co-pilot | 42‑5852⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
26⇗ | 27 September 1943 |
Target: Port Area Type: Transportation Location: Emden, Germany |
Co-pilot | 42‑3087⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Landed away at Snetterton Heath Airfield, AAF Station 138, due to low fuel. Sortie Report⇗ |
27⇗ | 2 October 1943 |
Target: Port Facilities Type: Transportation Location: Emden, Germany |
Co-pilot | 42‑29814⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
28⇗ | 4 October 1943 |
Type: Industry Location: Frankfurt am Main, Germany |
Pilot | 42‑5086⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Landed away at RAF Bradwell Bay due to low fuel. Sortie Report⇗ |
30⇗ | 9 October 1943 |
Target: Aircraft Factories Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Anklam, Germany |
Pilot | 42‑5086⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
31⇗ | 10 October 1943 |
Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Münster, Germany |
Pilot | 42‑5086⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Crew bailed out near Ipswich; aircraft continued in flight and crash-landed at Eye, Suffolk, killing a cow. Sortie Report⇗ |
33⇗ | 20 October 1943 |
Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Düren, Germany |
Pilot | 42‑29723⇗ |
Aborted Mission After Taking Off Sortie Report⇗ |
--⇗ | 30 October 1943 |
Target: Marshaling Yard Type: Transportation Location: Geilenkirchen, Germany |
Pilot | 42‑31058⇗ | Sortie Report⇗ |
34⇗ | 3 November 1943 |
Target: Port Area Type: Transportation Location: Wilhelmshafen, Germany |
Pilot | 42‑29651⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
35⇗ | 5 November 1943 |
Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Gelsenkirchen, Germany |
Pilot | 42‑29651⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
38⇗ | 29 November 1943 |
Target: Port Area Type: Transportation Location: Bremen, Germany |
Pilot | 42‑31058⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
39⇗ | 1 December 1943 |
Target: Non-Ferrous Metals Plant Type: Industry Location: Solingen, Germany |
Pilot | 42‑31058⇗ |
Aborted Mission After Taking Off Low Squadron lead; turned back due to excessive icing (3/4' on wings), frozen guns, and lagging turbo. Sortie Report⇗ |
40⇗ | 5 December 1943 |
Target: Fighter Airfield Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Saint-Jean-d'Angély, France |
Pilot | 42‑31058⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit High Squadron lead. Sortie Report⇗ |
44⇗ | 20 December 1943 |
Target: Port Area/Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Bremen, Germany |
Pilot | 42‑37781⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
45⇗ | 22 December 1943 |
Target: Steel Shops/Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Osnabrück, Germany |
Pilot | 42‑37776⇗ |
Flying Spare, Returned As Briefed Sortie Report⇗ |
46⇗ | 24 December 1943 |
Target: NOBALL (V-1 Launch Site) Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons) Location: Croisette, France |
Pilot | 42‑37781⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Composite group. Sortie Report⇗ |
48⇗ | 31 December 1943 |
Target: Blockade Runner 'Orsone' (name of ship) Type: Transportation Location: [Mouth of River Garonne], France |
Pilot | 42‑37758⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
55⇗ | 29 January 1944 |
Target: Aircraft Parts Plants Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Frankfurt am Main, Germany |
Pilot | 42‑37848⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Low group. Sortie Report⇗ |
56⇗ | 30 January 1944 |
Target: Aircraft Assembly Plant Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Brunswick / Braunschweig, Germany |
Pilot | 42‑37776⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Lead group. Sortie Report⇗ |
58⇗ | 4 February 1944 |
Target: Alfred Teves Main Works: Aircraft Parts Plant Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Frankfurt am Main, Germany |
Pilot | 42‑37776⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Returned Early High group, 41st A Combat Wing. Turned back at 1113 hrs because #2 supercharger went wild at 26,000 ft at 1015 hrs and #2 prop fluctuated, so that #3 engine began to deteriorate and vibrate badly. Sortie Report⇗ |
59⇗ | 5 February 1944 |
Target: Bricy Aerodrome, Luftwaffe Training and Bomber Airfield Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Orleans, France |
Pilot | 42‑31375⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
60⇗ | 6 February 1944 |
Target: Nancy/Essey Aerodrome Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Nancy, France |
Pilot | 42‑31375⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Low Squadron lead, low group. Sortie Report⇗ |
62⇗ | 11 February 1944 |
Target: Propeller Factory (Foundry) Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Frankfurt am Main, Germany |
Pilot | 42‑31495⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit High Squadron lead. Sortie Report⇗ |
64⇗ | 21 February 1944 |
Target: Fighter Field & Aircraft Storage Depot Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Werl, Germany |
Pilot | 42‑30026⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Low Squadron lead, lead group. Sortie Report⇗ |
67⇗ | 25 February 1944 |
Target: Aircraft Assembly & Ball Bearings Plants Type: Industry Location: Augsburg & Stuttgart, Germany |
Pilot | 42‑30026⇗ |
41A Group. Ran off the perimeter track and delayed aircraft waiting to take off: was pulled out, but developed an oxygen leak in the waist and did not take off. Sortie Report⇗ |
68⇗ | 28 February 1944 |
Target: NOBALL (V-1 Launch Site) Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons) Location: Preuseville, France |
Pilot | 42‑39991⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Low Squadron lead. Sortie Report⇗ |
69⇗ | 2 March 1944 |
Target: Alfred Teves Main Works: Aircraft Parts Plant and Machine Shop Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Frankfurt am Main, Germany |
Pilot | 42‑38014⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Lead group, high Squadron lead. Sortie Report⇗ |
72⇗ | 6 March 1944 |
Target: Erkner Ball-Bearing Factory Type: Bearings Industry Location: Berlin, Germany |
Pilot | 42‑38014⇗ |
Aborted Mission After Taking Off High Squadron lead, high group, 40th Composite Combat Bomb Wing. Returned to base after group leader abandoned attempt to join assigned combat wing. Sortie Report⇗ |
73⇗ | 8 March 1944 |
Target: Erkner Ball-Bearing Factory Type: Bearings Industry Location: Berlin, Germany |
Pilot | 42‑38014⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit High Squadron lead. Sortie Report⇗ |
77⇗ | 19 March 1944 |
Target: NOBALL (V-2 Storage and Launch Site) Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons) Location: Wizernes, France |
Pilot | 42‑38014⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Group lead. Sortie Report⇗ |
78⇗ | 20 March 1944 |
Type: Industry Location: Frankfurt am Main, Germany |
Pilot | 42‑38014⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Low Squadron lead. Sortie Report⇗ |