CAPT David Lee Wilhite (1920-1944) - Find a Grave Memorial

CAPT David Lee Wilhite Veteran

Birth

1 Jun 1920

Owensboro, Daviess County, Kentucky, USA

Death

7 Jan 1944 (aged 23)

Bouville, Departement de la Seine-Maritime, Haute-Normandie, France

Burial

Normandy American Cemetery and Memorial

Colleville-sur-Mer, Departement du Calvados, Basse-Normandie, France Add to Map

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Plot B Row 20 Grave 12

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Shot down by German Ace Egon Mayer near Orleans, France on 7-Jan-44 in B-24D 42-41013 'Trouble N' Mind' Killed in Action (KIA). MACR 1853.

Awarded the Silver Star, Air Medal with 2 Oak Leaf Clusters, Purple Heart

Captain and Pilot
Combat Organization: 566th Bomber Squadron 389th Bomber Group
Death Date: 7 Jan 1944
Monument: Normandy, France
U.S. Awards:
Purple Heart Medal
Silver Star Medal
Air Medal
Additional Army Awards

If you click on the images not showing you will see the stone that is located in the Rosehill Cemetery, Owensboro, Daviess, Kentucky and serves as a headstone for his parents

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Entered the service from Kentucky.

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