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WILKINSON, Patrick Henry - Date of
birth
10 December 1917 -
Age
27 - Place of
birth
Amite County, Mississippi -
Hometown
Amite County, Mississippi
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
O-666110 -
Rank
First Lieutenant -
Function
Bombardier -
Unit
575th Bombardment Squadron,
391st Bombardment Group, Medium
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Awards
Purple Heart,
Air Medal
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
23 December 1944 - Place of
death
3 miles east of Ahrweiler, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| H | 16 | 37 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Patrick H. Wilkinson (father)
Ethel R. (Roberts) Wilkinson (mother)
Frances E. (Wise) Wilkinson (wife)
Patsy C. Wilkinson (daughter)
Plane data
- Serial
number
42-95932 -
Data
Type: B-26B
Nickname: Fifinella Dog
Destination: Ahrweiler, Germany
Mission: Bombing of a railroad viaduct
MACR: 11551
More information
1st Lt Patrick H. Wilkinson attended college.He joined the Regular Army in Fort Jackson Columbia, South Carolina on 31 October 1941.
Upon completion of the second bomb run on the railroad viaduct at Ahrweiler, Germany, the formation was attacked by an estimated fifty to seventy-five FW-19Us and ME-109's. As a result, sixteen aircraft were missing in action, and the returning planes were badly battle-damaged.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / Martha Knight Elliott Family Tree, www.fold3.com
Photo source: Peter Schouteten, www.findagrave.com - Dfr