Alfred E Wendt
Military
(Left to right) Front row, Sgt. Alfred Wendt, tail gunner; TSgt. Joseph Kobierecki, ball turret gunner; Sgt. Ralph Braswell, waist gunner; Sgt. Spears; SSgt Carrol Rowley, top turret gunner; SSgt Thomas Dempsey, radio operator.
Back row, 1st Lt. William R. Lawley, Jr., aircraft commander; Lt. Paul Murphy, co-pilot; Lt. Harry Seraphine, navigator; Lt. Harry Mason, bombardier.
Object Number - UPL 55738 - William R Lawley Jr Crew. (Left to right) Front row, Sgt. Alfred Wendt, tail gunner; TSgt. Joseph Kobierecki, ball turret gunner; Sgt. Ralph...
Shot down on 7 January 1944 in B-17F #42-30386. Evaded (EVD) (MACR 1963). The A/C was crippled by fighters, fire in the bomb bay, two engines out and the elevator controls also shot out. Crashed near Estree Blanche. Evaded (EVD). Never captured, walked alone for 6 months to central France. Went down to 80 lbs. Joined the FFI and fought with them for 6 months. Finally was free when the southern invasion came through France. B-17G #42-38109 'Cabin in the Sky' crash landed at RAF Redhill, Surrey (NO MACR) on return from a mission to Leipzig on 20 Feb 1944. RTD.
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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
Missions
- Date: 20 February 1944
Events
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Born |
Oak Harbor, Ohio |
Revisions
Added connections to the 8th AF and to 8th AF mission #226 for 20 Feb 1944.
Added S/N per MACR 1963 at Fold3.com. Source: https://www.fold3.com/image/28705346
Corrected a typo in the "Summary biography" - "came" was misspelled.
Added a connection to A/C #42-38109 mentioned in the "Summary biography".
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Roll of Honor, Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces
