Monuments
Name:
William H. Wilson
Rank:
First Lieutenant
Serial Number:
O-2043778
Unit:
547th Bomber Squadron, 384th Bomber Group
Date of Death:
1943-10-14
State:
Texas
Cemetery:
Luxembourg American Cemetery, Luxembourg
Plot:
H
Row:
9
Grave:
46
Decoration:
Air Medal with 3 Oak Leaf Clusters, Purple Heart
Comments:
1st Lt William H. Wilson, bombardier of the B-17 42-31059 “Patches”, took off from station 106 in Grafton Underwood, Northamptonshire, UK on a bombing mission over Schweinfurt, Germany. They were shot down by German fighters at 1630. Only Wilson died, possibly due to a malfunctioning parachute.