World War II Honoree
Killed in World War II
Wilfred F. Wood
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
East Norwalk, Connecticut
Honored By
Jerry Penry
RANK: SERGEANT. SERVED AS A FLIGHT ENGINEER OF A B-24 ‘LIBERATOR’ BOMBER, WHO WAS KILLED OCTOBER 10, 1943, DURING A HIGH-ALTITUDE BOMBING MISSION. THE BOMBER HAD TAKEN-OFF FROM THE FAIRMONT ARMY AIRFIELD, GENEVA, NEBRASKA AND WAS EN-ROUTE TO THE ARMY AIR FORCE BOMBING RANGE AT STANTON, NEBRASKA WHEN IT SUFFERED A STRUCTURAL FAILURE IN THE TAIL SECTION. THE AIRCRAFT, OUT OF CONTROL CRASHED INTO A CORNFIELD AND EXPLODED UPON IMPACT, KILLING ALL SIX CREWMEMBERS. THE CRASH SITE WAS IN THE VICINITY OF WAYNE, NEBRASKA.