Wilmer H. Bassett.
Co-Pilot · 330th Squadron · Of Upper Darby, Pennsylvania.
The Man Behind the Name
2nd Lt. Wilmer H. C. Bassett (ASN 0670490) served as co-pilot on the Ploesti mission of August 1, 1943, with the 330th Squadron, 93rd Bomb Group. In Sgt. Doll's E&E questionnaire, he was listed as 'Bassett, Wilmer' with a notation that he was alive and back in the United Kingdom.
Bassett was interned in Romania following the Ploesti raid and repatriated in September 1944. He is confirmed in the 15th Air Force release orders of September 3, 1944, assigned to the 93rd Bomb Group for return via ETOUSA.
Service record.
Missions flown.
The missions below are those we have been able to document for this airman, drawn from flight logs, mission records, and archival sources. It is not necessarily a complete account of every mission flown; gaps may reflect missing documentation, transferred assignments, or records lost to time.