Martin J Wiegler

Military

media-38255.jpeg UPL 38255 "Capt Carns and crew of the 612th Bomb Squadron, 401st Bomb Group, at an 8th Air Force Base in England, 28 September 1944."

Rear L-R: Unkn, Capt Bernhardt F Carns, Unkn, Major Jere W Maupin, Lt James Di Gianni.

Front L-R: Sgt Charles J Dusenberry, Unkn, 1Lt Martin J Wiegler, John L Malone, 2Lt Robert W Howard.

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Object Number - UPL 38255 - "Capt Carns and crew of the 612th Bomb Squadron, 401st Bomb Group, at an 8th Air Force Base in England, 28 September 1944." Rear L-R: Unkn, Capt...

Assigned to 612BS, 401BG, 8AF USAAF. 29 x combat missions. ETD

Awards: WWII Victory, EAME.

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Units served with

401st Bomb Group

Unit Hierarchy: Group
Air Force: Eighth Air Force
Type Category: Bombardment

612th Bomb Squadron

Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
Air Force: Eighth Air Force
Type Category: Bombardment

People

Bernhardt F Carns

Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
Nationality: American
Unit: 401st Bomb Group 612th Bomb Squadron
Service Numbers: 16079010 / O-755638
Highest Rank: Captain
Role/Job: Pilot

Places

Bomber crews from the 401st Bomb Group look over P-51 Mustang, FT-T, serial number 43-12172, of the 353rd Fighter Squadron, 354th Fighter Group, at Deenethorpe airfield. One of their B-17 Flying Fortresses is in the background. Printed caption on reverse of print: '...401st Bomb Group look over a North American P-51 Mustang at an 8th Air Force base in England, 27 December 1943.'

Deenethorpe

Site type: Airfield
Known as: Benefield

Events

Event	Location	Date	Description
Born	Essex County, NJ	10 April 1920	Son of Max and Emma Wiegler.
Enlisted	New York City, NY	10 January 1942	New York City, New York
Other Discharged USAAF		19 October 1945	Honourable discharge.
Died	Toms River, NJ	3 January 2008
Based	Deenethorpe		Assigned to 612BS, 401BG, 8AF USAAF.