Wallace served as a Second Lieutenant & Co-Pilot on B-17G "Heaven Can Wait" #42-39869, 412nd Bomber Squadron, 95th Bomber Group, Heavy, U.S. Army Air Force during World War II.
He resided in Minnesota prior to the war.
B-17G #42-39869 took off from AAF Station 119, Horham, England on a bombing mission to Poznan, Poland. They were attacked by German FW-190's while on the way to the mission and were shot down and crashed near Rostock, Germany during the war.
Wallace was "Killed In Action" during this attack along with the entire crew.
He was awarded the Air Medal with 1 Oak Leaf Cluster and the Purple Heart.
Wallace was originally interred overseas and was later repatriated here on September 28, 1949.
Service # O-755585
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Airmen who perished on B-17G #42-39869:
Backowski, John J ~ S/Sgt, Tail Gunner, CT
Bannerman, Richard P ~ 1st Lt, Pilot, PA
Carlson, Roland L ~ S/Sgt, Left Waist Gunner, NE
DeYaeger, Raymond A ~ S/Sgt, Ball Turret Gunner, NY
Gopigian, Thomas ~ T/Sgt, Radio Operator, MI
Lillo, Wallace C ~ 2nd Lt, Co-Pilot, MN
Lintelman, Joseph D ~ S/Sgt, Engineer, PA
Rashead, Philip M ~ T/Sgt, Top Turret Gunner, MI
Scully, Charles H ~ S/Sgt, Right Waist Gunner, OH
Sefcik, Thomas A ~ 2nd Lt, Navigator, PA
Wilson, Irving ~ 2nd Lt, Bombardier, NY
Bio & Crew Report by:
Russell S. "Russ" Pickett
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
He resided in Minnesota prior to the war.
B-17G #42-39869 took off from AAF Station 119, Horham, England on a bombing mission to Poznan, Poland. They were attacked by German FW-190's while on the way to the mission and were shot down and crashed near Rostock, Germany during the war.
Wallace was "Killed In Action" during this attack along with the entire crew.
He was awarded the Air Medal with 1 Oak Leaf Cluster and the Purple Heart.
Wallace was originally interred overseas and was later repatriated here on September 28, 1949.
Service # O-755585
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Airmen who perished on B-17G #42-39869:
Backowski, John J ~ S/Sgt, Tail Gunner, CT
Bannerman, Richard P ~ 1st Lt, Pilot, PA
Carlson, Roland L ~ S/Sgt, Left Waist Gunner, NE
DeYaeger, Raymond A ~ S/Sgt, Ball Turret Gunner, NY
Gopigian, Thomas ~ T/Sgt, Radio Operator, MI
Lillo, Wallace C ~ 2nd Lt, Co-Pilot, MN
Lintelman, Joseph D ~ S/Sgt, Engineer, PA
Rashead, Philip M ~ T/Sgt, Top Turret Gunner, MI
Scully, Charles H ~ S/Sgt, Right Waist Gunner, OH
Sefcik, Thomas A ~ 2nd Lt, Navigator, PA
Wilson, Irving ~ 2nd Lt, Bombardier, NY
Bio & Crew Report by:
Russell S. "Russ" Pickett
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Wallace served as a Second Lieutenant & Co-Pilot on B-17G "Heaven Can Wait" #42-39869, 412nd Bomber Squadron, 95th Bomber Group, Heavy, U.S. Army Air Force during World War II.
He resided in Minnesota prior to the war.
B-17G #42-39869 took off from AAF Station 119, Horham, England on a bombing mission to Poznan, Poland. They were attacked by German FW-190's while on the way to the mission and were shot down and crashed near Rostock, Germany during the war.
Wallace was "Killed In Action" during this attack along with the entire crew.
He was awarded the Air Medal with 1 Oak Leaf Cluster and the Purple Heart.
Wallace was originally interred overseas and was later repatriated here on September 28, 1949.
Service # O-755585
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Airmen who perished on B-17G #42-39869:
Backowski, John J ~ S/Sgt, Tail Gunner, CT
Bannerman, Richard P ~ 1st Lt, Pilot, PA
Carlson, Roland L ~ S/Sgt, Left Waist Gunner, NE
DeYaeger, Raymond A ~ S/Sgt, Ball Turret Gunner, NY
Gopigian, Thomas ~ T/Sgt, Radio Operator, MI
Lillo, Wallace C ~ 2nd Lt, Co-Pilot, MN
Lintelman, Joseph D ~ S/Sgt, Engineer, PA
Rashead, Philip M ~ T/Sgt, Top Turret Gunner, MI
Scully, Charles H ~ S/Sgt, Right Waist Gunner, OH
Sefcik, Thomas A ~ 2nd Lt, Navigator, PA
Wilson, Irving ~ 2nd Lt, Bombardier, NY
Bio & Crew Report by:
Russell S. "Russ" Pickett
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
He resided in Minnesota prior to the war.
B-17G #42-39869 took off from AAF Station 119, Horham, England on a bombing mission to Poznan, Poland. They were attacked by German FW-190's while on the way to the mission and were shot down and crashed near Rostock, Germany during the war.
Wallace was "Killed In Action" during this attack along with the entire crew.
He was awarded the Air Medal with 1 Oak Leaf Cluster and the Purple Heart.
Wallace was originally interred overseas and was later repatriated here on September 28, 1949.
Service # O-755585
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Airmen who perished on B-17G #42-39869:
Backowski, John J ~ S/Sgt, Tail Gunner, CT
Bannerman, Richard P ~ 1st Lt, Pilot, PA
Carlson, Roland L ~ S/Sgt, Left Waist Gunner, NE
DeYaeger, Raymond A ~ S/Sgt, Ball Turret Gunner, NY
Gopigian, Thomas ~ T/Sgt, Radio Operator, MI
Lillo, Wallace C ~ 2nd Lt, Co-Pilot, MN
Lintelman, Joseph D ~ S/Sgt, Engineer, PA
Rashead, Philip M ~ T/Sgt, Top Turret Gunner, MI
Scully, Charles H ~ S/Sgt, Right Waist Gunner, OH
Sefcik, Thomas A ~ 2nd Lt, Navigator, PA
Wilson, Irving ~ 2nd Lt, Bombardier, NY
Bio & Crew Report by:
Russell S. "Russ" Pickett
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Family Members
Sponsored by Ancestry
Advertisement
Advertisement
