John P Wesp
MilitaryJohn Wesp was Right Waist Gunner on B-17 #42-31565, shot down by Flak immediately after bombs away. The plane crashed SE of Mons, Belgium on a mission to Berlin on 4 March 1944. Sgt John Wesp was Killed in Action (KIA), when his parachute didn't open.
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People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 95th Bomb Group 335th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 16056598 and O-747321
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 95th Bomb Group 335th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 37319876
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 95th Bomb Group 335th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 19095230 and O-755615
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 95th Bomb Group 335th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 12193136
- Highest Rank: Corporal
- Role/Job: Radio Operator
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Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Enlisted |
Newark, New Jersey, United States | 1 January 1943 | |
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Other Killed in Action (KIA) |
Pas-de-Calais, France | 4 March 1944 | Bailed out through the bomb bay door after leaving the radio compartment. His body was found by the Germans with his unopened parachute on. He was initially buried in the cemetery at Blangermont, Pas-de-Calais, France |
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Born |
New York State, United States | Son of Philip and Minnie K. Wesp. | |
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Buried |
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Born |
Closter, Bergen County, New Jersey, United States |
Revisions
Removed Some Punctuation in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity.
MACR 2795
NARA WWII Enlistment records
http://www.abmc.gov/search-abmc-burials-and-memorializations/detail/WWI…
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 2795 / MACR 2795, Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database