Name | Wieseckel, Clarence Mathew ‡ |
Rank | Staff Sergeant |
Serial Number | 16156743 ‡ |
Unit Assignments | Assigned to the 545th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #57 dated 25 March 1944, effective 25 March 1944. |
Duty | Radio Operator / Gunner |
MOS | 757 - Radio Operator / Mechanic / Gunner, AAF |
Last Duty Date | 13 April 1944 |
Results | Evaded Capture |
Decorations | Awarded the Purple Heart for wounds received on 13 April 1944 per General Orders #74, Headquarters, U.S. Strategic Air Forces in Europe dated 7 October 1944. |
Additional Information |
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Related Documents | Missing Air Crew Report # 3870⇓ (11.912 MB) Escape & Evasion Report # 2353⇓ (Filesize N/A) |
Photo Album: | Crew Photo Album⇗ |
CREWMEMBER | POSITION | RESULTS |
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2nd Lt. Swanson, Herbert Ture⇗ | Pilot | POW |
2nd Lt. Smith, Donald Oril⇗ | Co-pilot | EV |
2nd Lt. White, Charles Oteen⇗ | Navigator | POW |
2nd Lt. Dunning, Austin William⇗ | Bombardier | POW |
S/SGT. Wieseckel, Clarence Mathew | Radio Operator / Gunner | EV |
S/SGT. Young, James Harlan⇗ | Engineer / Top Turret Gunner | KIA |
SGT. McIntosh, Gordon William⇗ | Ball Turret Gunner | POW |
SGT. Zabinski, Edward Frank⇗ | Tail Gunner | POW |
SGT. Sack, Ralph William⇗ | Flexible Gunner | POW |
SGT. Brown, Donald Martin⇗ | Flexible Gunner | POW |
Number | Date | Target | Position | Aircraft | Mission/Sortie Information |
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87⇗ | 10 April 1944 |
Target: Evere Airfield (50°54'3"N 4°20'9"E) Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Brussels / Bruxelles, Belgium |
Radio Operator | 42‑37792⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
88⇗ | 11 April 1944 |
Target: FW Aircraft Parts Plant Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Sorau, Germany |
Radio Operator | 42‑97228⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
89⇗ | 13 April 1944 |
Target: Ball-Bearing Plant Type: Bearings Industry Location: Schweinfurt, Germany |
Radio Operator | 42‑97124⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Failed To Return Shot down during fighter attacks which lasted from 1354 to 1357 hrs; crashed near Bérismenil, Belgium. MACR 3870 Sortie Report⇗ |