World War II Enlisted Aviator

[skypilot6670]

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.

 

 

 

[Patchcollector]

Another example of the "slick back" type,as Patrick stated popular for engraving.Nice!

[skypilot6670]

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

[pfrost]

That is the wing I was looking for in the other thread. Pretty neat!

[skypilot6670]

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

[bobgee]

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

[skypilot6670]

Thanks bobgee. I stand corrected , old habits. Mike

[Costa]

nice ebay win

[skypilot6670]

Thanks Costa that Wing helps ease the pain of some of my poor EBay choices. Mike

[Patchcollector]

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.