Frederick G Wiehage
Military
IWM, Roger Freeman Collection
Object Number - FRE 1926 - The nose art of a B-24 Liberator (serial number 44-40283) nicknamed "Lassie Come Home" of the 458th Bomb Group. Handwritten caption on reverse:...
Died in the crash of B24 44-40283, “Lassie Come Home.”
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: Lassie Come Home
- Unit: 458th Bomb Group 753rd Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Aircraft crash site
- Known as: Lassie Come Home memorial site
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
28 November 1924 | ||
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Died |
Spynke Road, Norwich, Norfolk NR3 2SE, UK | 14 January 1945 | |
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Buried |
Des Peres, MO, USA | Saint Pauls Cemetery Des Peres St. Louis County Missouri, USA |
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Page 283 of the book LIBERATORS OVER NORWICH by Mackay, Bailry & Scorza, 2010, D790G4582010
