Serviceman
Wilby W. Lee
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- Army serial number
- 17032882
- Rank
- Sgt (6 January 1944), Sgt (23 January 1944)
- Hometown
- St. Joseph, MO
- In the book
- Heroes of the 483rd, p. 137
- Sources
- heroes-book, morning-report
Crews
- Wilby W. Lee Crew, pilot · 817th
Missions placed on him
- mission 2, 13 April 1944 · Brod · The Wilby W. Lee crew flew it, per its history in Heroes of the 483rd (p. 137)
- mission 5, 17 April 1944 · Belgrade · The Wilby W. Lee crew's history names Belgrade: one of 2 missions there in its time (p. 137)
- mission 8, 24 April 1944 · Belgrade, Zemun · The Wilby W. Lee crew's history names Belgrade, Zemun: one of 2 missions there in its time (p. 137)
- mission 28, 2 June 1944 · Debrecen · The Wilby W. Lee crew flew it, per its history in Heroes of the 483rd (p. 137)
- mission 29, 6 June 1944 · Galati · The Wilby W. Lee crew flew it, per its history in Heroes of the 483rd (p. 137)
- mission 35, 23 June 1944 · Ploesti · The Wilby W. Lee crew's history names Ploesti: one of 3 missions there in its time (p. 137)
- mission 48, 9 July 1944 · Ploesti · The Wilby W. Lee crew's history names Ploesti: one of 3 missions there in its time (p. 137)
- mission 50, 15 July 1944 · Ploesti · The Wilby W. Lee crew's history names Ploesti: one of 3 missions there in its time (p. 137)
- mission 51, 18 July 1944 · Memmingen · The Wilby W. Lee crew flew it, per its history in Heroes of the 483rd (p. 137)
A report lists him aboard, or his crew's history in Heroes of the 483rd dates the mission; the book is cited by page and not reproduced. The rest of his squadron's missions in his window are not placed on him by any document.
Morning reports
4 entries, first 31 October 1943, last 23 January 1944; grades seen: Sgt. The clerk's sentence is quoted as the machine read it from microfilm: "fr dy to DS" is from duty to detached service, "sk in hosp" sick in hospital, "asgd & jd" assigned and joined.
- 1943-10-31 817th: (501) Spt.
- 1943-11-07 817th: Set. Travel via POC to dy
- 1944-01-06 817th: 32546993 Volina Pfc OFFICER FLD o & CAPT
- 1944-01-23 817th: J trfd to 88th Bomb Qp (H), Avon Park, Florida
National Archives pages: roll 453519128 p. 756, roll 456415616 p. 788, roll 461010974 p. 807, roll 461010974 p. 837
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