Widener, Seth Grenell, Jr

Individual Personnel Data
Name	Widener, Seth Grenell, Jr ⇗
Rank	Second Lieutenant
Serial Number	O-803326
Unit Assignments	Assigned to the 547th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #176 dated 28 December 1943, effective 28 December 1943.
Duty	Pilot
MOS	1091 - Pilot, B-17
Last Duty Date	11 February 1944
Results	Prisoner Of War POW Camp: Oflag 9A/H Spangenberg-Kassel Hessen-Nassau, Prussia 51-09
Additional Information	Date of Birth: 15 October 1921
Related Documents	Missing Air Crew Report # 2529⇓ (12.848 MB)
Photo Album:	Crew Photo Album⇗

Crew Composition When Assigned to the 384th BG
Replacement Combat Crew
CREWMEMBER	POSITION	RESULTS
2nd Lt. Widener, Seth Grenell, Jr	Pilot	POW
2nd Lt. McNabb, Edward Gordon⇗	Co-pilot	TR
2nd Lt. Wickman, Alfred Louis⇗	Navigator	POW
S/SGT. Smith, William Edward⇗	Radio Operator / Gunner	POW
S/SGT. Cifelli, George Emil⇗	Engineer / Top Turret Gunner	KIA

Crew History

The Widener Crew was assigned to the 547th BS on 28 December 1943. At that time, the crew included only the five members listed. The copilot, McNabb, was transferred after flying only two combat missions with other crews (while Widener flew his 'orientation' missions as copilot with an experienced crew).

Missions, Aircraft, Crews
This individual was credited with 8 Combat Missions.
Number	Date	Target	Position	Aircraft	Mission/Sortie Information
51⇗	7 January 1944	Target: Powerhouse Type: Industry Location: Ludwigshafen, Germany	Co-pilot	42‑37924⇗	Combat Mission Credit High Squadron #4; assumed Squadron lead after assigned Squadron lead aircraft failed to take off; then led remaining group aircraft on the mission after weather broke up the group formation, causing most (including assigned group lead) to turn back. Sortie Report⇗
52⇗	11 January 1944	Target: Ju-88 Aircraft Parts Plant Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Halberstadt, Germany	Co-pilot	42‑29703⇗	Combat Mission Credit High Squadron deputy. Sortie Report⇗
55⇗	29 January 1944	Target: Aircraft Parts Plants Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Frankfurt am Main, Germany	Co-pilot	42‑31606⇗	Combat Mission Credit Low group. Sortie Report⇗
56⇗	30 January 1944	Target: Aircraft Assembly Plant Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Brunswick / Braunschweig, Germany	Co-pilot	42‑31606⇗	Combat Mission Credit Lead group low Squadron deputy. Sortie Report⇗
57⇗	3 February 1944	Target: Submarines (under construction) Type: Submarine Facility Location: Wilhelmshaven, Germany	Co-pilot	42‑31606⇗	Combat Mission Credit Low Group. Sortie Report⇗
60⇗	6 February 1944	Target: Nancy/Essey Aerodrome Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Nancy, France	Pilot	42‑39962⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
61⇗	8 February 1944	Target: Piston Ring Factory Type: Industry Location: Frankfurt am Main, Germany	Pilot	42‑39962⇗	Combat Mission Credit Low Squadron. Sortie Report⇗
62⇗	11 February 1944	Target: Propeller Factory (Foundry) Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Frankfurt am Main, Germany	Pilot	42‑39962⇗	Combat Mission Credit Failed To Return Last seen approaching French Coast making a left turn losing altitude, going into a steep spiral and into a dive at 10,000 ft; fire in bomb-bay, from several accounts in the MACR; crashed near Saint-Vaast-d'Équiqueville, France. MACR 2529 Sortie Report⇗

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