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Sgt Wilfred Francis Wood

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Sgt Wilfred Francis Wood

Birth
Norwalk, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA
Death
10 Oct 1943 (aged 21)
Wayne County, Nebraska, USA
Burial
Norwalk, Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA Add to Map
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Section 11, Grave 79
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Sergeant Wood served with the 451st Bomb Group,
726th Bomb Squadron at Fairmont Army Air Base,
Geneva, Nebraska.

Flight Engineer aboard B-24H Liberator #41-29181.

While enroute to the Santon Bombing Range, his
airplane crashed, due to a structural failure,
five miles southwest of Wayne, Nebraska.

Six aboard were killed, including:

2nd Lt. Cecil C Burr, Pilot
2nd Lt. Melicio M Apodaca, Bombardier
2nd Lt. William E Harnish, Co-Pilot
S/Sgt. Alfred C Dublin, Gunner
Sgt. Paul Zukowski, Radio Operator
Sergeant Wood served with the 451st Bomb Group,
726th Bomb Squadron at Fairmont Army Air Base,
Geneva, Nebraska.

Flight Engineer aboard B-24H Liberator #41-29181.

While enroute to the Santon Bombing Range, his
airplane crashed, due to a structural failure,
five miles southwest of Wayne, Nebraska.

Six aboard were killed, including:

2nd Lt. Cecil C Burr, Pilot
2nd Lt. Melicio M Apodaca, Bombardier
2nd Lt. William E Harnish, Co-Pilot
S/Sgt. Alfred C Dublin, Gunner
Sgt. Paul Zukowski, Radio Operator

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Entered the service from Connecticut; ASN 31104593

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