1LT Erwin H Wilke (1920-1943) - Find a Grave Memorial

1LT Erwin H Wilke Veteran

Birth

31 Mar 1920

Clayton County, Iowa, USA

Death

31 Jul 1943 (aged 23)

Sicilia, Italy

Burial

Zachary Taylor National Cemetery

Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky, USA Add to Map

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SECTION E SITE 71-72

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First Lieutenant, 340th Bomb Squadron, 340th Bomb Group, World War II.

Pilot of B-25C Mitchell #42-64535. Shot down by anti-aircraft artillery flak over Sicily, Italy, July 31, 1943. MACR 15461.

All five airmen aboard were killed:

1st Lt. Erwin H Wilke
2nd Lt. Matthew C Morrison
t. George F Noble
T/Sgt. William Joseph Brown Jr
Sgt. Harry S Wilson

** This aircraft may have been attached to the 340th Weapons Squadron, but unconfirmed.
~
Entered the service from Iowa; Service ID: O-663221.
Enlisted at Des Moines, IA, November 8, 1941.

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1LT, US ARMY AIR FORCES WORLD WAR II

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Interred June 23, 1949.

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Frederick C.G. Wilke

Emilie M "Amelia" Engelhardt Wilke

Edna Wilke Harnack

Lorenz Friederick George Wilke

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Frederick C.G. Wilke

Emilie M "Amelia" Engelhardt Wilke

Edna Wilke Harnack

Lorenz Friederick George Wilke

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