Eagleson, Wilson Vash, II, 1st Lt

Deceased
 
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Last Rank
First Lieutenant
Last Primary AFSC/MOS
AAF MOS 1055-Pilot, Single-Engine Fighter
Last AFSC Group
Pilot (Officer)
Primary Unit
1944-1945, AAF MOS 1055, 332nd Fighter Group
Service Years
1942 - 1972
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First Lieutenant

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Home State
Indiana
Indiana
 Year of Birth
1920
 
This Military Service Page was created/owned by SSgt Robert Bruce McClelland, Jr. to remember Eagleson, Wilson Vash, II ("Swampy"), 1st Lt USAF(Ret).

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Contact Info
Home Town
Bloomington, Indiana		 Last Address
North Carolina
Date of Passing
Apr 16, 2006		  
Location of Interment
Markham Memorial Gardens - Durham, North Carolina

 Official Badges 

Air Training Command Master Instructor (pre-1966) Air Force Retired


 Unofficial Badges 

Cold War Medal Tuskegee Airmen Congressional Gold Medal


 Military Associations and Other Affiliations
Tuskegee Airmen, Inc
  1999, Tuskegee Airmen, Inc


 Additional Information
Last Known Activity:

He was credited with 2 aerial victories in WWII.
He is buried in Markham Memorial Gardens, Durham, NC.
   
Other Comments:

Sources:
http://www.stltoday.com/news/local/military/article_fb49aef6-5eee-11df-bdf2-0017a4a78c22.html
http://tuskegeeair-nc.org/
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=15833548
http://www.newsargus.com/obituaries/archives/2006/04/20/wilson_eagleson_ii/
http://ncpedia.org/biography/eagleson-wilson
   
  1943-1944, AAF MOS 1055, 79th Fighter Group

Second Lieutenant
From Month/Year
October / 1943 		To Month/Year
April / 1944
Unit
79th Fighter Group Unit Page
Rank
Second Lieutenant		 AFSC/MOS
AAF MOS 1055-Pilot, Single-Engine Fighter
Base, Station or City
Salsola, Madna, & Capodichino Airfields		 State/Country
Italy
   
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 79th Fighter Group Details

79th Fighter Group
Type
Fighter 		 
Parent Unit
Fighter Units 		Strength
Group
Created/Owned By
Not Specified
   

Last Updated: Dec 10, 2019
   
   
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27 Members Also There at Same Time
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79th Fighter Group
Halfpapp, Arthur Ernest, Capt, (1942-1945) A23 AAF MOS 1055 Captain
McArthur, Paul Graham, Lt Col, (1941-1966) A23 AAF MOS 1055 Captain
Anderson, Wyman Doyle, Lt Col, (1941-1969) A23 AAF MOS 1055 First Lieutenant
Baugh, Howard Lee, Lt Col, (1942-1967) A23 AAF MOS 1055 First Lieutenant
Davis, Alfonza Wesley, Capt, (1941-1944) A23 AAF MOS 1055 First Lieutenant
Klassie, Marlin Eugene, 1st Lt, (1942-1945) A23 AAF MOS 1055 First Lieutenant
McCrumby, George Thomas, 1st Lt, (1942-1944) A23 AAF MOS 1055 First Lieutenant
Morgan, John Henry, 1st Lt, (1942-1944) A23 AAF MOS 1055 First Lieutenant
Roberts, Leon C., Capt, (1942-1944) A23 AAF MOS 1055 First Lieutenant
Ross, Mac, Capt, (1941-1944) A23 AAF MOS 1055 First Lieutenant
Brown, James B., 2nd Lt, (1942-1944) A23 AAF MOS 1055 Second Lieutenant
Bruce, Samuel Martin, 2nd Lt, (1942-1944) A23 AAF MOS 1055 Second Lieutenant
Dunlap, Alwayne M., 2nd Lt, (1942-1944) A23 AAF MOS 1055 Second Lieutenant
Nelson, Neal V., 2nd Lt, (1943-1944) A23 AAF MOS 1055 Second Lieutenant
Stafford, Merle Edwin, Lt Col, (1942-1969) A23 AAF MOS 1055 Second Lieutenant
Moore, James, Maj, (1944-1964) A23 AAF MOS 1024 Second Lieutenant
Pasquinucci, John E., Cpl, (1942-1945) A02 AAF MOS 405 Sergeant
Pasquinucci, John E., Cpl, (1942-1945) A02 AAF MOS 405 Corporal
Pasquinucci, John E., Cpl, (1942-1945) A02 AAF MOS 405 Corporal
Pasquinucci, John E., Cpl, (1942-1945) A02 AAF MOS 405 Private First Class
Whittenberg, Montie, TSgt, (1942-1945) 111 Technical Sergeant
Bartley, Harry E., 1st Lt, (1942-1945) First Lieutenant
Croskery, Keith Sinclair, Capt, (1942-1944) First Lieutenant
Lawrence, Erwin Bernard, Capt, (1942-1944) First Lieutenant
Sirman, Donald Stainthorpe, Capt, (1941-1950) First Lieutenant
Vaccaro, George W., 1st Lt, (1942-1944) First Lieutenant
Ermis, Raymond A., 2nd Lt, (1941-1944) Second Lieutenant
Hartman, Paul L., 2nd Lt, (1942-1944) Second Lieutenant
Winslow, John R., 2nd Lt, (1942-1944) Second Lieutenant
Gary, Percy C., SSgt, (1942-1944) Sergeant

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