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388th BG Personnel
Wilbur J. Osterkamp
Personal Data
Id numberA14325
Date of Birth3 Dec 1916
Nick NameHank
RankMajor
Home TownClyde, MO
PositionPilot
Tour Begin12 Jul 1943
Tour End14 Oct 1945
Squadron563rd
Crewnot applicable
Missions27
FateKIA 11 April 1944
Biography

Wilbur Osterkamp was only a high school graduate but was able to rise to the position of pilot.

Lt. Osterkamp left behind a wife, who later married again.

Mission List
Mission TargetAircraftCrew
CountIdDateCityCountryTypeSerialNamePilotPosition
1117 Jul 1943AmsterdamNetherlandsAirfield42-107666Fearless AngelSwansonObserver
2325 Jul 1943WustrowGermanyAirfield42-107666Fearless AngelxxxDeputy Lead
3915 Aug 1943Merville-LilleBelgiumAirfield42-107666Fearless AngelMillerunkown
41016 Aug 1943Abbeyville-PoixFranceAirfield42-107666Fearless Angelxxxunknown
5183 Sep 1943MeulansFrancea/c depot42-107666Fearless AngelxxxGroup Lead
6262 Oct 1943EmdenFranceSub pins42-107666Fearless AngelBernardGroup Lead
7288 Oct 1943BremenNetherlandssub pins42-107666Fearless AngelxxxDeputy Lead
83114 Oct 1943SchweinfurtGermanyball bearing factory42-107666Fearless AngelBernardGroup Lead
94411 Dec 1943EmdenBelgiumsub pins42-107666Fearless AngelChaffinGroup Lead
104924 Dec 1943French CoastFrancebuzz bomb site42-107666Fearless AngelBohnePilot
115030 Dec 1943LudwigshafenGermanychemical plant42-107666Fearless AngelxxxGroup Lead
125131 Dec 1943ParisFranceengine factory42-107666Fearless AngelJarrendtGroup Lead
135511 Jan 1944BraunschweigGermanya/c factory42-107666Fearless AngelxxxGroup Lead
146030 Jan 1944BraunschweigGermanya/c factory42-107666Fearless AngelBrennerGroup Lead
156820 Feb 1944RostockGermanya/c factory42-107666Fearless AngelSeymourGroup Lead
167915 Mar 1944BraunschweigGermanya/c factory42-107666Fearless AngelBrennerGroup Lead
179519 Apr 1944LippstadtGermanyairfield42-107666Fearless AngelMontgomeryGroup Lead
1811112 May 1944BruxCzechoslovakiaoil refinery42-107666Fearless AngelOswaldGroup Lead
191316 Jun 1944Normandy CoastFranceD-Day42-107666Fearless AngelxxxDeputy Lead
201358 Jun 1944ToursFranceTrain Bridge42-107666Fearless AngelSandeGroup Lead
2114421 Jun 1944RuhlandGermanyoil refinery42-107666Fearless Angelxxxunknown
2216925 Jul 1944St LoFranceground support42-107666Fearless AngelThayerGroup Lead
231776 Aug 1944BerlinGermanytank factory42-107666Fearless Angelxxxunknown
241949 Sep 1944DusseldorfGermanytank depot42-107666Fearless AngelColburnGroup Lead
252099 Oct 1944MainzGermanytown42-107666Fearless AngelHancockGroup Lead
2622929 Nov 1944HammGermanytown42-107666Fearless AngelMooreGroup Lead
2723930 Dec 1944KasselGermanytown42-107666Fearless AngelGauthierGroup Lead
. Let us never forget their courage and their sacrifice