Missing information?
Do you have any additional information you would like to share about a soldier?
Submit- Full
name
WILSON, Peter K - Date of
birth
23 March 1925 -
Age
20 - Place of
birth
New York City, New York -
Hometown
Middle Island, Suffolk County, New York
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
O-722907 -
Rank
First Lieutenant -
Function
Radar Operator -
Unit
778th Bombardment Squadron,
464th Bombardment Group, Heavy
-
Awards
Purple Heart,
Air Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
26 March 1945 - Place of
death
Hollabrunn, Austria
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Ardennes
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| A | 37 | 29 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Peter Wilson (father)
Isabel Wilson (mother)
Plane data
- Serial
number
44-49194 -
Data
Type: B-24L
Destination: Bratislava, Czechoslovakia
Mission: Bombing of marshalling yards
MACR: 13194
More information
1st Lt Peter Wilson enlisted on 15 May 1943 at New York City, New York.Statement of L. K. Drager, S/Sgt: 'I was Panther operator flying White Y, with Lt Fort's crew in number 21 position, Baker Box. I heard over the radio, before we reached the IP, that the autopilot on White T, the lead ship, was out and the deputy lead was taking over the
group lead. White T moved to number 12 position, Able Box and dropped bombs from there. Approximately four minutes after bombs away, White T went into a moderate glide. Two parachutes appeared. The ship then leveled off somewhat and shortly thereafter resumed the glide. Immediately, I counted seven additional parachutes come from the ship.'
Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.com WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - 1940 Census, www.fold3.com - MACR
Photo source: Peter Schouteten