Question about Army Air Corps wings

[landsknechte]

I'm in the process of obtaining replacement medals of the medals that my grandfather earned in WWII. In the "we'll be sending the stuff soon" letter, there was a mention at the bottom of a different address to contact for obtaining Army and Army Air Corps wings. That came as a bit of a surprise...

We know went through at least some pilot training (there was an Advanced Aviation Cadet patch among his effects, for what it's worth), before slipping a disc in his back and washing out. Eventually he was retrained and spent the remainder of the war on the ground in England.

Anyhow, I'm wondering if any of the following training would have merited him wings (air crew?):

Radio Operator & Mechanic

Radar Mechanic

Pre-Radar

Radar Mechanic Navigator

--Chris

Edited September 28, 2005 by landsknechte

[Bill Dienna]

Chris...

There was an engineer wing, though I do not recall the criteria for it.

Also, it may be that if he was flight personnel he qualified for the air crew wing.

[landsknechte]

The only documentation we have is his Separation Report, and apparently all of his other records still in government custody were destroyed in the 1973 fire.

It doesn't mention wings, but the fact that his GCM was left off doesn't give me 100% confidence in the accuracy of the clerk that typed it up.

Thanks,

--Chris

[landsknechte]

The one photo we have of him in uniform doesn't really help much:

[landsknechte]

The related (or possibly related) items that we found - duplicate items not included:

He did go through some pilot training, but washed out after slipping a disc in his back. I still don't quite have a clear picture of just how far he got.

--Chris

Edited September 29, 2005 by landsknechte

[landsknechte]

...and lastly: