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1Lt Wilbert W Behrens
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1Lt Wilbert W Behrens

Birth
Arlington Heights, Cook County, Illinois, USA
Death
15 Dec 1944 (aged 20)
Philippines
Monument
Manila, Capital District, National Capital Region, Philippines Add to Map
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Tablets of the Missing - United States Army Air Forces
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40th Fighter Sqd., 35th Fighter Gp.
Escort Mission P-47D 42-27860 Thunderbolt
Separated from flight while passing thru thick lay of clouds, along with Michael J. Kinick (MACR 11962)
Report: "one of the best pilots, .... knew his airplane well and used good judgment in flying"
Missing Air Crew Report 12188 (NARA)
40th Fighter Sqd., 35th Fighter Gp.
Escort Mission P-47D 42-27860 Thunderbolt
Separated from flight while passing thru thick lay of clouds, along with Michael J. Kinick (MACR 11962)
Report: "one of the best pilots, .... knew his airplane well and used good judgment in flying"
Missing Air Crew Report 12188 (NARA)

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Entered the service from Illinois.

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  • Maintained by: MAJ Jimmy Cotton
  • Originally Created by: War Graves
  • Added: Aug 8, 2010
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/56769599/wilbert_w-behrens: accessed ), memorial page for 1Lt Wilbert W Behrens (16 Jan 1924–15 Dec 1944), Find a Grave Memorial ID 56769599, citing Manila American Cemetery and Memorial, Manila, Capital District, National Capital Region, Philippines; Maintained by MAJ Jimmy Cotton (contributor 48803557).