/8th Air Force
We were informed today of the passing last month of Philip C Wymond, navigator Brague Crew 718. He folded his wings on March 13 2010 in the Dayton Wright Patterson Air Force Base Hospital in hospice care.
His son David Lowell Wymond gave us the sad news and tells us that
He will be missed every day by everyone who knew him. Even unbiasedly speaking, he was nicer to others than anyone I have known. His wonderful wife, Dolores, would certainly confirm that. He was a true peace-fighter as should each of us be. It was an honor to learn of history actually made by my father.
Philip's obituary can be read online at Cotner Funeral Home of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.
His wife of 34 years, Dolores, tells us
he retired from the Columbus Southern Electric Company. He had two honor guards from Dayton and eight honor guards that gave him his gun sulute.
My father, Charles Arnett, knew Phil Wymond quite well. Not so much from their service in the 492nd, but through their shared experience as POWs in Stalag Luft III. The Brague Crew 718 was shot down during the same deadly Mission 05 to Brunswick on 19 May 44, as was the Arnett Crew 717 and seven other crews. Over the years, Phil and my dad regularly kept in touch.
Our hearts go out to the Wymond family for the loss of their personal hero.
His name has been moved from our Still Flying list to our Folded Wings page.
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“Folded Wings: Philip Wymond”
Anna Arnett wrote...
Phil was a good friend, and I'm sure Charles has already greeted him up yonder.
Dolores Wymond wrote...
Dear Anna,
Thank you for your comment. I like to think that they are talking over old times. I will miss him so much. He was truly my hero; and I'm sure you feel the same way about Charles. My grandchildren loved to hear him tell stories about the prison camp. His health was going down this past year and the year before. Thank your sons for the work they are doing.
Sincerely, Dolores Wymond
Dolores Wymond wrote...
Thank you to the Arnett family for maintaining this great website. It's wonderfull to know that there are sites like this dedicated to the lives of POWs of World War II. I know that Phil would have appreciated this site. He was always interested in tracking down his surviving crew members and POWs he had know at camp. Phil talked about and really enjoyed keeping in touch with his good friend Charles Arnett.
Dolores Wymond wrote...
My E-Mail address is DWymond@insight.rr.com.