U.S. Army Air Forces · United States 
John Raymond Wilkerson
Staff Sergeant John Raymond Wilkerson served in the U.S. Army Air Forces. John served in World War II. John was the parent of one child. John was 33 years old.
2nd Lt John R. Wilkerson was employed at the Douglas Aircraft factory. | | The airplane a direct hit by flak over the target area. Engine #1 caught fire and a wing broke off. The plane spiraled down and exploded. | | Seven crew members were killed. | | Lt Wilkerson didn’t bail out. | | He is remembered at the Old Rosemont Cemetery in Benton, Saline County, Arkansas.
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Staff Sergeant748th Bombardment Squadron, | 457th Bombardment Group, Heavy
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Honors · 2 decorations
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Burial Information
- The cemetery · the exact grave is not yet placed
Laid nearby · Section A
1,167 others are held in this section; the nearest 12 by row and grave.
Vincent Paul JonesRow 31 · Grave 4
Glen D BaxterRow 31 · Grave 1Lawrence MarshallRow 31 · Grave 5
Cecil A Davis Jr.Row 31 · Grave 6
Harold Nichlaus HoerthRow 31 · Grave 7
Charles M Kates Jr.Row 31 · Grave 8
James Homer AdamsRow 31 · Grave 9
Edwin F LippsRow 31 · Grave 10
Edwin Kelsey Errett Jr.Row 31 · Grave 11
Ray Earl De LongRow 31 · Grave 12William L KirklandRow 31 · Grave 13This page is permanent and free. No fee to view it, no advertising, no tracking, and no account required. It will not be taken down.
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