Richard Glen Wismer
Military
Object Number - UPL 22505 - 43-37917, Pauline and Crew
Flew B-17 'Pauline'
DFC/Air Medal w 5/Oak Leaf Cluster; EAME ribbon with 3 stars
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Units served with
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Little America II
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 545th Bomb Squadron 546th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Kathleen Lady of Victory
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 545th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: The Saint
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 545th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: The Pro-Kid
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 545th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Pauline
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 545th Bomb Squadron
Places
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Easton, Pennsylvania | 10 November 1915 | |
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Died |
17 July 1966 | ||
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Buried |
Easton, Pennsylvania | ||
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Other Assigned |
Grafton Underwood, Kettering, Northamptonshire NN14, UK | Assigned to the 384th Bombardment Group, 545th Bombardment Squadron on AAF Station 106 Special Orders #146 dated 24 July 1944 as crew pilot. thirty five combat missions. |
Revisions
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Sources
From his grandson Jeffrey Smith - can be reached via [email protected]
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Grandson, http://384thbombgroup.com/_content/_pages/PersonnelSearch.php?LastName=…