skypilot6670 Posted March 24, 2018 Share #1 Posted March 24, 2018 Picked these wings up today, wondering if anyone can pull up any information on him - S/SGT F. E. Wilhelm, no. 16028501. The wings are graduation wings, engraved To Mother S/SGT Pilot F. E. Wilhelm 7-4-42 ANNA ILL. 16028501. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patchcollector Posted March 24, 2018 Share #2 Posted March 24, 2018 Another example of the "slick back" type,as Patrick stated popular for engraving.Nice! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skypilot6670 Posted March 25, 2018 Author Share #3 Posted March 25, 2018 Thanks Patch. I really like it and am having ,”Golden Arrow Research “ pull his records. Will add a brief on him as soon as I get it. Fraternally Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pfrost Posted March 26, 2018 Share #4 Posted March 26, 2018 That is the wing I was looking for in the other thread. Pretty neat! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skypilot6670 Posted March 26, 2018 Author Share #5 Posted March 26, 2018 Thanks Patrick. There is a good article on “Sargent pilots” on the National Museum of the U.S. Air Forces web site . 2500 enlisted men graduated as an E6 S/Sgt. pilot. I don’t believe many identifiable wings survive so I was very pleased to add this to my collection. Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobgee Posted March 26, 2018 Share #6 Posted March 26, 2018 A wonderful identified Enlisted Pilot wing. A real beauty! ( SSGT rank yes but for the record not "E-6" as those pay-grades did not exist in WWII) Congrats on your find! Bobgee Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skypilot6670 Posted March 26, 2018 Author Share #7 Posted March 26, 2018 Thanks bobgee. I stand corrected , old habits. Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Costa Posted March 26, 2018 Share #8 Posted March 26, 2018 nice ebay win Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skypilot6670 Posted March 26, 2018 Author Share #9 Posted March 26, 2018 Thanks Costa that Wing helps ease the pain of some of my poor EBay choices. Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patchcollector Posted March 27, 2018 Share #10 Posted March 27, 2018 Thanks Patrick. There is a good article on “Sargent pilots” on the National Museum of the U.S. Air Forces web site . 2500 enlisted men graduated as an E6 S/Sgt. pilot. I don’t believe many identifiable wings survive so I was very pleased to add this to my collection. Mike It's a sweet find.I agree that there probably are'nt too many engraved Enlisted Pilots Wings out there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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