Individual Personnel Data
| Name |
Wetherbee, Robert Odell ‡
|
| Rank |
Staff Sergeant |
| Serial Number |
11072282 ‡ |
| Unit Assignments |
Assigned to the 546th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #146 dated 17 November 1943, effective 17 November 1943. |
| Duty |
Radio Operator / Gunner |
| MOS | 757 - Radio Operator / Mechanic / Gunner, AAF |
| Last Duty Date |
20 December 1943 |
| Results |
Killed In Action
Final Resting Place or Memorial: Rose Hill Memorial Park, Rocky Hill, Connecticut |
| Additional Information | |
| Related Documents |
Missing Air Crew Report # 1725⇓ (3.658 MB)
2LT James F. Carnes Crew, 546th BS (Legacy)⇗ |
| Photo Album: | Crew Photo Album⇗ |
Crew Composition When Assigned to the 384th BG
Replacement Combat Crew
| CREWMEMBER |
POSITION |
RESULTS |
| 2nd Lt. Carnes, James Frederick, "Fred"⇗ | Pilot | POW |
| 2nd Lt. Parsons, William Harold⇗ | Co-pilot | POW |
| 2nd Lt. Pue, Robert John⇗ | Navigator | POW |
| 2nd Lt. Kahn, Jacob S (IO)⇗ | Bombardier | POW |
| S/SGT. Wetherbee, Robert Odell | Radio Operator / Gunner | KIA |
| S/SGT. Meyer, Mark August⇗ | Engineer / Top Turret Gunner | POW |
| SGT. Doss, Frank Emmett⇗ | Ball Turret Gunner | POW |
| SGT. Crow, Jerry Adrian⇗ | Tail Gunner | POW |
| SGT. McLain, Marvin Dewey⇗ | Flexible Gunner | POW |
| SGT. Tragellas, William George⇗ | Flexible Gunner | POW |
Missions, Aircraft, Crews
This individual was credited with 2
Combat Missions.
| Number |
Date |
Target |
Position |
Aircraft |
Mission/Sortie Information |
|
42⇗ |
13 December 1943 |
Target: Port Area
Type: Transportation
Location: Bremen, Germany |
Radio Operator |
42‑31222⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit
Returned Early
Lead group. Aborted with loss of oil pressure in #2 engine. Attacked Wittmund, Germany, as a Target Of Opportunity (TOO). Geographic location given is closer to Neßmersiel than Wittmund.
Sortie Report⇗ |
|
44⇗ |
20 December 1943 |
Target: Port Area/Railroad Marshalling Yards
Type: Transportation
Location: Bremen, Germany |
Radio Operator |
42‑29935⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit
This crew's first mission; left formation shortly after attacking target; ran out of fuel and ditched in the North Sea off the Dutch Coast (Frisian Islands); they were rescued and brought to the German Frisian Island of Juist, where the radio operator who had been KIA was buried; MACR 1725.
Sortie Report⇗ |
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