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Personal info

Full name
WILSON, Arthur Everette "Art"
Date of birth
11 December 1922
Age
21
Place of birth
Beebee, Canada
Hometown
Westfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts

Military service

Service number
31284391
Rank
Staff Sergeant
Function
unknown
Unit
327th Bombardment Squadron,
92nd Bombardment Group, Heavy
Awards
Purple Heart,
Air Medal with 3 Oak Leaf Clusters

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
26 November 1944
Place of death
Zutendaal, Belgium

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Plot Row Grave
N 17 1

Immediate family

Members
Dennie G. Wilson (father)
Ola M. (Hulbut) Wilson (mother)
Charles D. Wilson (brother)
Dorothy G. Wilson (sister)
Kenneth A. Wilson (brother)
Edward Wilson (brother)
Sharon Wilson (sister)

Plane data

Serial number
43-38101
Data
Type: B-17G
Destination: Not available
Mission: Not available

More information

S/Sgt Arthur E. Wilson graduated from Westfield High School in 1942 and was employed at Westfield Motor Sales as a mechanic.

He enlisted in Springfield, Massachusetts on 21 January 1943.

The airplane had to make an emergency landing on the advanced landing ground Y-29 (also known as Asch Y-29, Belgium). Three engines were out. The airplane was left on the airfield, damaged beyond repair. Sgt Wilson was the only crew member who was killed during the flight.

Because the airplane landed in Allied territory, no MACR of the crash was written.

Source of information: André Koch, Raf Dyckmans, Terry Hirsch, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, http://forum.armyairforces.com, www.ancestry.com - 1930/1940 Census / Family Tree, WWII Draft Cards

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, Kat Good-Schiff, Westfield Athenaeum