Wendel E Rish

Military ROLL OF HONOUR

Killed in Action (KIA) rammed by enemy aircraft and crashed near Gifhorn in B-17 #448744.

His name is on the Tablets of the Missing at the Netherlands American Cemetery.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 385th Bomb Group.

385th Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

44-8603

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress

44-8744

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 385th Bomb Group 550th Bomb Squadron

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Died

7 April 1945

Born

Marion, Indiana

Revisions

Date
ContributorLucy May
Changes
Sources

Corrected spelling of first name from 'Wendell' to 'Wendel':
https://abmc.gov/node/532793#.WONdBU0zWM8

Date
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 13721