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**487th Names (W)** (Updated Monday, November 24, 2025)
First Name	Mid	Last Name	Rank	Crew Position	Squadron/ Unit	Aircraft Name	Aircraft Type	Aircraft Number
John	R	Wack		Radio Operator	837
Charles	B	Wade	Cpl	Air Inspection	HQ
Olean	F	Wade	S/Sgt	Gunner-Tail	836	Buzzin Bastard
Walter	C	Wade	Pfc	Airplane Armorer	838
Leslie	R	Wadsworth	Sgt	Aerial Gunner	838
Kenneth	G	Waggoner	Sgt	Surgical technician	HQ
Edward	W	Wagner	S/Sgt	Armorer gunner	838
Herbert	J	Wagner	1/Lt	Navigator	839
Herbert	J	Wagoner
P		Waichulis
Bert	E	Waite	S/Sgt	Supply clerk	1238
Carl	R	Walden	S/Sgt	Flight Engineer	839	Consolidated Mess (The)	B-24	41-29535
David	L	Waldrep	Pvt	Special vehichle oper	838
Fred	F	Waldron		Aerial Gunner	839
William	J	Waldron	1/Lt	Pilot	836	Weary Willy	B-17G	43-38926
Frank	L	Wales	S/Sgt	Gunner-Ball Turret	839	Notion N Motion	B-17G	278
Curtis	F	Walgren	T/Sgt	Flight Engineer	836	Miss Bea Havin	B-24	42-52761
Clarence	C	Walker	Cpl	Medical technician	277
Clarence	E	Walker	S/Sgt	Flight Engineer	839	Box Car	B-24H	42-52624
Curtis	E	Walker	Cpl	Airplane armorer	839
George	R	Walker	Sgt		85
George	W	Walker	S/Sgt	Flight Engineer	837	Buzz Tail II	B-24	42-50447
Laverne	D	Walker	S/Sgt	Gunner-Ball Turret	836	Forever Amber	B-17G	44-8702
Robert	D	Walker	Cpl	Aerial Gunner	837
George	T	Wallace	Cpl		838
Johnny	R	Wallace	Cpl	Armorer gunner	839
Peter	P	Wallace	S/Sgt	Quartermaster Tech	1238
Robert	LH	Wallace
Lennart	M	Wallden	2/Lt	Pilot	836
Duncan	L	Waller	T/Sgt	Group Photo Section	836
Leonard	M	Walline	Pfc	Gunner	836
Earl	L	Walls	2/Lt	Bombardier	839	Gus' Pup	B-17G	43-38013
James	E	Walls	1/Sgt	Administrative	471
Edward	J	Walsh	1/Lt	Pilot	837	Jane & Sharon Ann	B-17G	43-37997
George	P	Walsh	Sgt	Gunner-Tail	838	High Tailed Lady	B-17G	43-38028
Thomas	F	Walsh	1/Lt	Bombardier	836	Mac's Mighty Midgets	B-24H	42-52625
Robert	E	Walter	Pfc	Radio Operator	838
Donald	W	Walters	Captain	Statistical Control Offcr	HQ	Lazy Lady	B-24H	42-52444
Duane	E	Walters	Sgt	Armorer gunner	839
Lester	R	Walters	2/Lt	Bombardier	836	Miss Bea Havin	B-24	42-52761
Herbert	L	Walton	T/Sgt	Flight Engineer	837
Keith	V	Walton	2/Lt	Navigator	836	44-8530	B-17G	44-8530
William	B	Walton
Stanley	N	Wander	F/O	Bombardier	836
James	N	Wandless	S/Sgt	Gunner-Waist	836	Hades Lady	B-17G
Howard	M	Wandrup	1/Lt	Quartermaster supply ofcr	HQ
Julian	C	Waniewski	2/Lt	Bombardier	837
Robert	E	Wanner	Sgt	Armorer gunner	838
Floyd	R	Ward	T/Sgt	Radio Operator	838	Honorable Patches	B-17G	42-97997
James	D	Ward	Sgt
Lloyd	S	Ward	S/Sgt	Flight Engineer	839	41-29482	B-24	41-29482
William	V	Ward	2/Lt	Navigator	836	44-6570	B-17G	44-6570
Reese	Z	Warde
Charles	E	Warden
Claude		Ware
Richard	H	Waring	1/Lt	Navigator	838
Louis	J	Warmoth
Donald	F	Warner	1/Lt	Co-Pilot	837
James	D	Warner	Captain	Navigator	836	Lazy Lady	B-24H	42-52444
James	L	Warner	1/Lt	Pilot	839	43-38008	B-17G	43-38008
Murray	W	Warner	Captain	Station Radar Officer	HQ
Richard	M	Warren	Pfc	Supply Clerk	803
Jack	H	Wartenberg	T/Sgt	Flight Engineer	837	Stardust	B-17G	43-39257
Robert	L	Wasson	2/Lt	Co-Pilot	838	42-52577	B-24H	42-52577
Sharon	H	Wasson	S/Sgt	Flight Engineer	838	Bashful Marion	B-24	42-52652
James	H	Waters		Co-Pilot	839
Bennie	C	Watford	Pfc	Fire fighter	2114
Earl	C	Watkins
Leslie	B	Watkins	Sgt	Gunner-Ball Turret	838	Rough Riders	B-24	42-52771
Franklin	A	Watson	F/O	Navigator	838
James	H	Watson	Sgt	Gunner-Tail	837
John	P	Watson	S/Sgt	Gunner-Ball Turret	838	Peg O' My Heart	B-24H	41-29468
Robert	D	Watson	S/Sgt	Gunner-Tail	836	Flak Hack	B-17G	42-102497
Roby	E	Watson
Walter	R	Watson	S/Sgt	Gunner-Waist	837	Miss Virginly	B-17G	42-97970
David	L	Watters		Aerial Gunner	838
Hebert	W	Watts	Sgt	Armorer gunner	839
Walter	J	Watts	Pfc		838
Paul		Weaver
Paul	J	Weaver
Randolph		Weaver	S/Sgt	Armorer gunner	836
Robert	L	Weaver	2/Lt	Navigator	839
Arthur	P	Webb	2/Lt	Pilot	836	44-8766	B-17G	44-8766
Austin	C	Webb
Harvey	E	Webb	2/Lt	Pilot	839	43-39108	B-17G	43-39108
Orville	M	Webb	Pfc		838
Roy	M	Webber	2/Lt	Co-Pilot	838	Rack 'em Back	B-24H	41-29525
Alfred	L	Weber	Cpl	Cook	837
Gerald	F	Weber	2/Lt	Bombardier	839	Spirit of '76'	B-24	42-52776
Jack	L	Weber	Cpl	Orderly room clerk	837
James	A	Weber	T/Sgt	Flight Engineer	838	Lindy Lou	B-17G	44-8192
Raymond	E	Weber	T/Sgt	Radio Operator	837
Warren	J	Weber	T/Sgt	Radio Operator	839
Joseph	G	Webers	T/Sgt	Flight Engineer	836	Beverly Jean	B-17G	43-37969
Stanley	I	Wechsler	1/Lt	Mickey operator	836	44-8121	B-17G	44-8121
Robert	T	Wedderstrand
Charles	V	Weden	S/Sgt	Flight Engineer	838	43-37979	B-17G	43-37979
Homer	A	Weeks	2/Lt	Bombardier	837	Starduster	B-24H	42-52651
Jack	D	Weeks
Lawrence	D	Weeks	2/Lt	Bombardier	836	42-52609	B-24H	42-52609
William	W	Weeks	Cpl	Gunner-Tail	836	Mountain Time	B-24	42-52736
Robert	W	Wehe	S/Sgt	Gunner-Tail	836
Donald	R	Weil	Sgt	Gunner-Ball Turret	839
Irwin	M	Weinberg	Sgt	Flight Engineer	836	44-8530	B-17G	44-8530
Irwin	L	Weinzimmer	1/Lt	Bombardier	837
Calvin		Weir
Robert		Weisberg	S/Sgt	Togglier/Right Waist	839
Kenneth	W	Weisman	Sgt	Gunner-Waist	838	Our Baby	B-17G	43-38002
Arthur	JB	Weiss	2/Lt	Bombardier	837
Lester		Weiss	1/Lt	Navigator	838	Blow Job	B-24H	42-52763
Orville	D	Welden	S/Sgt	Armorer gunner	838
Charles	N	Weldon	Sgt	Gunner-Tail	837
Norman	J	Weledniger	1/Lt	Bombardier	838
John	T	Welko	1/Lt	Bombardier	838
Leslie	M	Wells	Pfc	A & E Mechanic	838
Raymond	E	Wells	1/Lt	Bombardier	837
John	D	Wentz
William	B	Wentz	1/Lt	Pilot	838	43-39126	B-17G	43-39126
Edwin	A	Wescoat	Sgt	Radar mechanic	838
Edward	A	Wesoloski	S/Sgt	Gunner-Ball Turret	838	Cold Turkey	B-24	42-52452
Arthur	J	West	S/Sgt	Radio Operator	836	43-37858	B-17G	43-37858
Donald	R	West	Sgt	Airplane armorer	836
Frederick	B	West	2/Lt	Pilot	838
Mervyn	F	West		Gunner	838
Rolly	G	West	S/Sgt	Radio Operator	836	My Gal Eileen	B-24	42-52767
James	O	Westbrook	Sgt	Armorer gunner	838
Norman	B	Westbrook	S/Sgt	Armorer/Gunner	839	Gravel Gertie	B-17G	43-39188
Theodore	J	Westerhoff			839
Maurice	G	Westfall	S/Sgt	Gunner-Waist	837
Henry	B	Westhoff	S/Sgt	Gunner-Tail	838	Sweatin' It Out	B-24H	42-52629
Norbert	B	Westhues	S/Sgt	Armorer gunner	836	Sweat Box	B-17G	43-38169
Frank	R	Westie	2/Lt	Co-Pilot	839
Morris	E	Weston	Sgt	Flight Engineer	839
Mattew	J	Westoski	Pfc	Radio Operator
Joseph	S	Westvold
Richard	D	Wettour	S/Sgt	Gunner-Waist	839	Gashouse Gus	B-24	41-29476
Francis	J	Wetzel	S/Sgt	Gunner-Waist	838	Yankee Maid	B-17G	43-37933
Alan	H	Wheasler	1/Lt	Co-Pilot	837	Picadilly Lilley	B-17G	43-38044
Robert	A	Wheasler		Aerial Gunner	838
Gordon	A	Wheeler
Wilfred	R	Wheeler		Flight Engineer	837
Donald	V	Whillhite	Sgt	Radio Operator	838
Van	E	Whitaker	Sgt	Aerial Gunner	836
Alford	H	White	T/Sgt	Administrative NCO	838
Emerson	W	White	S/Sgt	Flight Engineer	836	Cold Turkey	B-24	42-52452
Franklin	E	White	S/Sgt	Flight Engineer	838	Starduster	B-24H	42-52651
Glenn	H	White	S/Sgt	Radio Operator	836	Tail Wind	B-24	42-52580
Herbert		White
James	H	White
John		White	Sgt	Flight Engineer	838	Flying Chapel	B-17G	43-38038
John	F	White	S/Sgt	Administrative NCO
Leffel	R	White
Paul	G	White	2/Lt	Co-Pilot	839
Raymond	E	White	2/Lt	Co-Pilot	838
Robert	L	White	Cpl	Ordnance	836
Bernard		Whiteman	Cpl	Finance Typist Clerk	419
Donald	W	Whiteside	1/Lt	Ordnance officer	837
Robert	R	Whiteside	2/Lt	Bombardier	837	Picadilly Lilley	B-17G	43-38044
Richard	J	Whitfield	Sgt	A & E Mechanic	837
Malcom	A	Whitley
Max		Whitman	Sgt		838
George	H	Whitmore	2/Lt	Co-Pilot	837	Miss Virginly	B-17G	42-97970
Ned	C	Whitmore	1/Lt	Bombardier	838	Satchel Lass	B-24	41-29469
Laverne		Whitnell	1/Lt	Nav-Bombardier	837
Walter	C	Whitteker	Cpl	Truck driver	471
Samuel	E	Whittingslow	Cpl	Truck driver	838
William	H	Whittington	S/Sgt	Gunner-Waist	837
Thomas	C	Whyte	F/O	Navigator	837	43-38596	B-17G	43-38596
David	W	Wibel
Roy	E	Wickerham	1/Lt	Bombardier	839	Consolidated Mess (The)	B-24	41-29535
Kenneth	W	Wicklund	S/Sgt	Medical techniciian	277
Norman	H	Wickman	S/Sgt	Gunner-Waist	838	44-8563	B-17G	44-8563
Franklin	E	Wicks	2/Lt	Bombardier	838	Rough Riders	B-24	42-52771
Donald	G	Widdis	Pfc	Truck driver	836
Arthur	C	Widlocher	Sgt	Radio Operator	838
Victor	C	Wiebeck	2/Lt	Pilot	839	Gashouse Gus	B-24	41-29476
Erwin	E	Wiese
Leon	C	Wiggins	S/Sgt	Gunner-Waist	839	Consolidated Mess (The)	B-24	41-29535
Norman	S	Wikler	1/Lt	Navigator	839	Notion N Motion	B-17G	278
Luther	S	Wilbourne
Truman	K	Wilburn	T/Sgt	Radio Operator	837	Miss Bea Havin	B-17G	43-37901
David	O	Wilcox	1/Lt	Bombardier	837	42-52748	B-24	42-52748
Duane	F	Wilcox	Cpl	Airplane armorer	837
William	O	Wilcox		Bombardier	839
John	W	Wild	Pvt	Duty soldier	85
Robert	E	Wildman
John	R	Wiley	F/O	Pilot	836	42-52636	B-24	42-52636
Robert	J	Wilger	S/Sgt	Radio Operator	838
John	C	Wilkerson
A	C	Wilkinson	1/Lt	Navigator	836	Winner Q Queen	B-17G
Edward	J	Wilkowski	1/Lt	Co-Pilot	837	Picadilly Lilley	B-17G	43-38044
Francis	J	Will	S/Sgt		838
Alfred	D	Willette	Sgt	Supply Technician	1238
Charles	E	Williams
Charles	T	Williams	M/Sgt	Crew Chief	836	Heavenly Body	B-17G	43-38154
Clyde	C	Williams	Cpl	Aerial Gunner	837
Delbert	E	Williams	S/Sgt	Armorer gunner	839
Edward	P	Williams	T/Sgt	Radio Operator	837	Worry Bird		991
Gerard	A	Williams	S/Sgt	Gunner-Tail	836
Glenn	H	Williams
James	C	Williams	2/Lt	Pilot	838
James	L	Williams	1/Lt	Bombardier	836	Mountain Time	B-24	42-52736
Mardis	R	Williams	Major	Executive Officer	838
Richard	H	Williams	2/Lt	Bombardier	838
Robert	L	Williams	Sgt	Gunner	838	Red Growler	B-24H	42-52739
Sam	M	Williams	2/Lt	Co-Pilot	837	Black Widow (The)	B-24	42-52769
William		Williams	Sgt	Gunner-Waist	838	42-52619	B-24	42-52619
Mortimer	L	Williamson	S/Sgt	Armorer gunner	838
Richard	B	Williamson	S/Sgt	Aerial gunner/radar	839
Quinton	B	Willingham	Cpl	Clerk typist	839
Robert	L	Willingham	Tec 5	Duty soldier	1685
Joseph	P	Willis	2/Lt	Pilot	838	42-52577	B-24H	42-52577
Nelson	R	Willis	Sgt	Duty soldier	838
Bertram	C	Willison	M/Sgt	Crew Chief	838	Dream	B-24	42-52662
Marvis	T	Willoughby		Aerial Gunner	836
Web		Willoughby	1/Lt	Pilot
William	E	Willoughby	2/Lt	Pilot	836
Delmar	G	Wilsey	T/Sgt	Radio Operator	838
Albert	J	Wilson	Cpl	Truck driver	836
Dewey	K	Wilson	T/Sgt	Gunner-Waist	837	Fearless Fosdick	B-17G	44-6315
Donald	E	Wilson	Captain	Lead Navigator	838	Peg O' My Heart	B-24H	41-29468
Dorsey	E	Wilson	Sgt	Gunner-Ball Turret	838	44-6305	B-17G	44-6305
Eric	E	Wilson	Cpl	Airplane armorer	837
Francis	M	Wilson	Captain	Pilot	837	Passionate Witch	B-17G
G	W	Wilson	S/Sgt	Gunner-Ball Turret	837	Fearless Fosdick	B-17G	44-6315
George		Wilson	Cpl	A & E Mechanic
Gordon		Wilson	1/Lt	S-2	837
James	H	Wilson	Captain	Pilot
Max	W	Wilson	S/Sgt	Gunner	836	42-52609	B-24H	42-52609
Thomas	J	Wilson	S/Sgt	Mechanic	839
Weldon	M	Wilson	Pvt	Cook	838
William	B	Wilson
William	D	Wilson	T/Sgt	Radio Operator	836	Caldonia	B-17G
William	J	Wilson	Pvt	Instructor	838
Bernard	L	Wilt	M/Sgt	Crew Chief
Homer		Wilt	S/Sgt	Gunner-Waist	839
Phillip	E	Wimer	T/Sgt	Supply Tech	471
Clarence	J	Winbauer	S/Sgt	Flight Engineer	838
William	D	Winebrenner	Sgt	Duty NCO	836
Leo		Wingate	1/Lt	Engineering/Life Support	838
Belford	H	Winigman	Pfc	A & E Mechanic	839
James		Winn	1/Lt
Virgil	M	Winter	1/Lt	Bombardier/Asst S-2	839	Hell's Belle too	B-17G	43-38003
Lawrence	F	Winters	2/Lt	Pilot	837	42-52619	B-24	42-52619
Vernon	P	Winton	2/Lt	Co-Pilot	837	Picadilly Lilley	B-17G	43-38044
Ralph	N	Wintrode	Cpl		845
Robert	D	Wisdom	Sgt	Gunner-Waist	838	Tru Love	B-17G
George	E	Wise	Lt	Pilot	838
George	R	Wise	1/Lt	Navigator	836
Walter	R	Wise	T/Sgt	Flight Engineer/gunner	839	Gus' Pup	B-17G	43-38013
Ernest	F	Witham	1/Lt	Pilot	839	Problem Child	B-24	42-94756
Howard	A	Witherow	S/Sgt	Radio Operator	837	Foxy Phoebe	B-24	41-29527
Donald	E	Withers	Sgt	Aerial Gunner	837
Bernard		Witt	S/Sgt	Gunner-Tail	839	Hell's Belle too	B-17G	43-38003
Samuel	E	Wittingslow
Gerald	E	Wixom
Lewis	L	Wofford
Sylvester		Wojicki	S/Sgt	Gunner-Ball Turret	836	42-98014	B-17	42-98014
C	R	Wolf
Kenneth	C	Wolf	Pfc	Radio Operator	839
Thomas	A	Wolf	2/Lt	Bombardier	837	Murph's Motley Mob	B-24H	42-52646
Walter	H	Wolf
William	H	Wolf	Sgt	Radio Operator	836	Cold Turkey	B-24	42-52452
Eugene	T	Wolfenberger	2/Lt	Pilot	838	Outlaw (The)	B-17G	43-39034
Maurice	A	Wolfgram	Sgt	Aerial Gunner	838
Norman	E	Wolpert	F/O	Co-Pilot	837
Monroe	S	Wolyn	S/Sgt	Gunner-Tail	839	43-37980	B-17G	43-37980
Thomas		Womer	Captain	Flight Leader	838	Dream	B-24	42-52662
Edward	M	Wonnacott	Sgt	Radio Operator	839
Carl	F	Wood	2/Lt	Pilot	836	Cold Turkey	B-24	42-52452
Harold	R	Wood	Sgt	Flight Engineer	836	Ole Andy of Kansas	B-24	41-29528
Jerold	E	Wood	Sgt	Armorer gunner	839	43-39108	B-17G	43-39108
John	T	Wood	T/Sgt	Radio mechanic	839
Mack	R	Wood		Pilot	838
Melvin	A	Wood	S/Sgt	Gunner-Ball Turret	836
Perry	M	Wood	Sgt	Parachute rigger	839
Raymond	R	Wood	Sgt	Gunner-Waist	838	Ready Betty	B-24H	42-52746
Robert	L	Wood	S/Sgt	Armorer gunner	837
Thomas	M	Wood	S/Sgt	Armorer gunner	838
Wendell	F	Wood	Major	Group Executive Officer	HQ
Warren	C	Woodbery	S/Sgt	Gunner-Waist	836	607	B-17G	607
Johnnie	H	Woodle	Pvt	Telephone operator	85
Hubert	W	Woodruff		Pilot	837
Peter	E	Woods	Sgt	A & E Mechanic	836
William	A	Woods	2/Lt	Co-Pilot	837	Tailwind	B-24	41-29481
William	H	Woods	T/Sgt	Radio Operator	838
Paul		Woolf	Pvt		837
Joseph	W	Woolsey	1/Lt	Tech Inspector	HQ
Jake		Woolum		Co-Pilot	839
Clarence	R	Wooten	S/Sgt	Flight Engineer	836	Spook (The)	B-24	42-52572
James	H	Work	Cpl	X-ray technician	277
Harry	E	Workens	S/Sgt	Radio mechanic
Erwin	B	Worrell	S/Sgt	Flight Engineer	836
John	D	Wortman	S/Sgt	Armorer Gunner/Togglier	836	607	B-17G	607
Frank	A	Wosnick	S/Sgt	Gunner-Tail	839	Consolidated Mess (The)	B-24	41-29535
Leo	F	Wotanis	S/Sgt	Aerial Gunner	838
Jerome	J	Woyci	Sgt	Gunner-Waist	836	44-6570	B-17G	44-6570
John	S	Wreford	2/Lt	Asst Eng Officer	836
Charles	W	Wren
Arthur	R	Wright	1/Lt	Nav-Bombardier	839	41-29482	B-24	41-29482
Bazil	L	Wright
David	W	Wright	T/Sgt	Radio Operator	836
Edwin	B	Wright		Gunner-Waist	837
Francis	E	Wright		Flight Engineer	837
George	T	Wright	Sgt	Gunner-Ball Turret	836	42-97398	B-17G	42-97398
Harry	R	Wright	Captain	Group Intelligence Officr	HQ
Joe	E	Wright		Gunner	838
Paul	C	Wright		Navigator	838
Richard	G	Wright	Sgt	Radio Operator	838	Naughty Mariette	B-24	42-52581
Willard	W	Wyatt	Sgt	Gunner-Tail	839
Walter	A	Wylie	Pfc	Vehicle operator	837
Jesse	L	Wyman
Walter	F	Wyssling	Pfc		838

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