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 |
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Related Documents | Missing Air Crew Report # 5800⇓ (3.927 MB) Escape & Evasion Report # 1193⇓ (Filesize N/A) |
Photo Album: | Crew Photo Album⇗ |
CREWMEMBER | POSITION | RESULTS |
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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 |
Number | Date | Target | Position | Aircraft | Mission/Sortie Information |
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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⇗ |