Henry Alexander Wieser

Military

Assigned to 67BS, 44BG, 8AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) Agathe d' Aliermont V1 site mission in B-24J 42-99970 'Liberty Belle' 21-Jan-44; A/C took a direct hit in bomb bay. Bailed out of A/C over French coast. Prisoner of War (POW). MACR 8174



Awards: PH, POW, WWII Victory, EAME.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 44th Bomb Group.

44th Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment
The 'semiofficial' insignia of the 44th Bomb Group.

67th Bomb Squadron

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

People

Keith Cookus

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 44th Bomb Group 67th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 19063025 / O-675040
  • Highest Rank: Lieutenant Colonel
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

The wreckage of a B-24 Liberator (serial number 42-99970) of the 44th Bomb Group that has crash landed after a midair fire. Handwritten caption on reverse: 'B-24 J, 42-99970 "9970" M_ Fire in Air, Salvage 3rd SAD 23/1/44.'

42-99970

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: - Liberty Belle
  • Unit: 44th Bomb Group 67th Bomb Squadron

Missions

Places

Dulag Luft 12

  • Site type: Prisoner of war camp
  • Known as: Dulag Luft Grosstychow Dulag 12
Prisoners of war, including Colonel Hubert Zemke of the 479th Fighter Group at Stalag Luft I.

Stalag Luft I

  • Site type: Prisoner of war camp
  • Known as: Stalag Luft I, Barth, Germany

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Dublin, TX 17 September 1911 Son of Henry Martin and Lottie Lucille [Maloney] Wieser. Draft registration shows 1911, headstone shows 1915.

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Barth, Germany 21 January 1944 Prisoner of War (POW). Stalag Luft I.

Other

Baled out POW

Vicinity Boulogne 21 April 1944 Failed to Return (FTR) Agathe d' Aliermont V1 site mission in B-24J 42-99970 'Liberty Belle' 21-Jan-44; A/C took a direct hit in bomb bay. Bailed out of A/C over French coast. POW. MACR 8174

Died

Lea County, NM 11 September 1964

Buried

Lovington Cemetery Lovington, Lea County, NM 14 September 1964 Lovington Cemetery Lovington, Lea County, New Mexico
Hamilton, TX

Based

Shipdham 21 January 1944 Assigned to 67BS, 44BG, 8AF USAAF.

Revisions

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ContributorAl_Skiff
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https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/16513311/henry-alexander-wieser
Removed # from A/C serial No. to aid clarity and consistency

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Contributorjmoore43
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Added POW camp info to the POW event from WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).

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ContributorAl_Skiff
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https://www.fold3.com/image/627654467
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/16513311/henry-alexander-wieser

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Contributorjmoore43
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Added a "#" to the A/C serial number in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity.

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https://www.fold3.com/image/28698055
https://www.fold3.com/image/28611152
https://www.fold3.com/image/627654467
We Were Eagles Volume Two: The Eighth Air Force at War December 1943 to May 1944 By Martin W. Bowman
https://aad.archives.gov/aad/display-partial-records.jsp?s=3360&dt=893&…
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/16513311/henry-alexander-wieser

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ContributorAAM
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Sources

8th AF Losses, MACR 8714 / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia