Individual Personnel Data
| Name |
Wiseman, Abraham (NMI) ‡
|
| Rank |
Second Lieutenant / First Lieutenant |
| Serial Number |
O-757861 ‡ |
| Unit Assignments |
Assigned to the 544th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #88 dated 11 May 1944, effective 11 May 1944. |
| Duty |
Navigator |
| MOS | 1034 - Navigator |
| Last Duty Date |
14 June 1944 |
| Results |
Evaded Capture |
| Decorations | Awarded the Purple Heart for wounds received on 14 June 1944 per General Orders #60, Headquarters, U. S. Strategic Air Forces in Europe dated 1 September 1944. |
| Additional Information | |
| Related Documents |
Missing Air Crew Report # 5800⇓ (3.927 MB)
Escape & Evasion Report # 1193⇓ (Filesize N/A) |
| Photo Album: | Crew Photo Album⇗ |
Crew Composition When Assigned to the 384th BG
Replacement Combat Crew
| CREWMEMBER |
POSITION |
RESULTS |
| 2nd Lt. Strong, Bert Franklin⇗ | Pilot | CT |
| 2nd Lt. Wiseman, Abraham (NMI) | Navigator | EV |
| 2nd Lt. Ferguson, Donald Louis⇗ | Navigator | CT |
| SGT. Croll, George Albert⇗ | Togglier | TR |
| S/SGT. Guettel, Marvin Alfred⇗ | Radio Operator / Gunner | CT |
| S/SGT. Davis, Lester Levi, "Slip"⇗ | Engineer / Top Turret Gunner | CT |
| SGT. Williams, Walter Bruce, Jr⇗ | Ball Turret Gunner | CT |
| SGT. Philbin, Thomas Patrick⇗ | Tail Gunner | CT |
| SGT. Riggio, Steve (NMI)⇗ | Flexible Gunner | CT |
Missions, Aircraft, Crews
This individual was credited with 4
Combat Missions.
| Number |
Date |
Target |
Position |
Aircraft |
Mission/Sortie Information |
|
132⇗ |
10 June 1944 |
Target: Chateau Bougon Airfield (41A) & Vannes Airfield (41B)
Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe)
Location: Nantes & Vannes, France |
Navigator |
42‑97188⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit
41B Group.
Sortie Report⇗ |
|
133⇗ |
12 June 1944 |
Target: Railroad Bridge 48°29'N,2°0'W
Type: Transportation
Location: La Vicomté-sur-Rance, France |
Navigator |
42‑97188⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit
Sortie Report⇗ |
|
134⇗ |
13 June 1944 |
Target: Dreux Airfield
Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe)
Location: Dreux, France |
Navigator |
42‑37785⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit
Sortie Report⇗ |
|
135⇗ |
14 June 1944 |
Target: Coulommiers Airfield
Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe)
Location: Coulommiers, France |
Navigator |
42‑97188⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit
Failed To Return
41B Wing, Low Group. Attacked by about ten enemy aircraft on route to target; aircraft exploded and crashed near Bisseau, France. MACR 580
Sortie Report⇗ |
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