World War II Honoree
Killed in World War II
Wilbert King Gill
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
New Castle, Pennsylvania
Honored By
Sam E. Pennartz
Tail Gunner, B-29 Superfortress #42-63406, assigned to 243rd Army Air Force Base Unit, 93rd Bomber Squadron, 19th Bombardment Group (VH), 2nd Air Force at Great Bend Army Air Field in Barton County, Kansas. Killed during a training mission, when the #4 engine caught fire, resulting in a crash in the Atlantic Ocean approximately 5 miles northwest of Arecibo, Puerto Rico.