World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Robert L. Wilmoth
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Miami, Oklahoma
Honored By
Barry Siegle
Relationship
Son of Crewmember, Howard Siegle
B-17 TAIL GUNNER. SERVED WITH THE 8TH AIR FORCE, 379TH BOMB GROUP, 527TH BOMB SQUADRON AT KIMBOLTON AIRFIELD FROM MAY 1944 TO AUGUST 1944. SHOT DOWN ONBOARD THE B-17 'RED DRAGON' BY GERMAN FLAK GUNS AT AACHEN. BEHIND ENEMY LINES ON AUGUST 9, 1944. THE ENTIRE CREW PARACHUTED TO SAFETY BEFORE PLANE CRASHED. MISSING IN ACTION FOR 35-PLUS DAYS IN BELGIUM. ASSISTED BY BELGIAN UNDERGROUND AND WALKED OUT TO U.S. ALLIES IN MID-SEPTEMBER 1944.