Name | Wilmot, David Barr, "P B" ‡ |
Rank | Second Lieutenant |
Serial Number | O-670198 ‡ |
Unit Assignments | Assigned to the 544th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), per Gowen Field, Boise, Idaho, Special Orders #70 dated 11 March 1943, effective 11 March 1943. |
Duty | Navigator |
MOS | 1034 - Navigator |
Last Duty Date | 26 June 1943 |
Results |
Prisoner Of War POW Camp: Stalag 7A Moosburg Bavaria 48-12 (Work Camps 3324-46 Krumbachstrasse 48011, Work Camp 3368 Munich 48-11) |
Additional Information |
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Related Documents | Post Loss Document File #2⇓ (0.820 MB) |
Photo Album: | Crew Photo Album⇗ |
CREWMEMBER | POSITION | RESULTS |
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Flt. Ofcr. Burgoon, Howard Cyril⇗ | Pilot | POW |
2nd Lt. Kress, Victor Charles⇗ | Co-pilot | POW |
2nd Lt. Wilmot, David Barr, "P B" | Navigator | POW |
2nd Lt. Hunt, Tom J E⇗ | Bombardier | EV |
S/SGT. McFarland, Harold Sylvester⇗ | Radio Operator / Gunner | POW |
S/SGT. Peckham, Edward Lawrence⇗ | Engineer / Top Turret Gunner | POW |
S/SGT. Aguiar, William (NMI)⇗ | Ball Turret Gunner | EV |
S/SGT. Ullmer, Henry Joseph⇗ | Tail Gunner | POW |
S/SGT. Ashworth, George (NMI)⇗ | Flexible Gunner | EV |
S/SGT. Jenkins, Roland Hariston⇗ | Flexible Gunner | EV |
Number | Date | Target | Position | Aircraft | Mission/Sortie Information |
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1⇗ | 22 June 1943 |
Target: General Motors Truck Factory Type: Industry Location: Antwerp, Belgium |
Navigator | 42‑30043⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Group Lead. Sortie Report⇗ |
2⇗ | 25 June 1943 |
Target: Industrial Area & Submarine Pens Type: Military Location: Hamburg, Germany |
Navigator | 42‑30031⇗ |
Aborted Mission After Taking Off Returned to base due to weather conditions; pilot was unable to maintain contact with the formation. Sortie Report⇗ |
3⇗ | 26 June 1943 |
Target: Villacoublay Airfield Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Paris, France |
Navigator | 42‑30031⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Failed To Return Attacked by enemy aircraft; last seen with three engines smoking, diving at a 45° angle; five chutes reported. Crashed in Bernouville, France (6km west of Gisors). No MACR. Sortie Report⇗ |