Joseph Wierney
Military
Back Row (viewer's left to right):
2nd Lt. Ernest J. Brass, Navigator
2nd Lt. Joseph Wierney, Pilot
2nd Lt. Clifford Donahue, Bombardier
2nd Lt. Ray Gainey, Co-Pilot
Front Row (viewer's left to right):
T/Sgt. James Wolf, Radio (Woolf?)
S/Sgt. Richard Jessop, Tail Gunner
T/Sgt. James Burk, Engineer
S/Sgt. Stacey Morris, Ball Turret
S/Sgt. John Srader, Waist Gunner
Object Number - UPL 52295 - Wierney's Crew - 398th Bomb Group, 601st Squadron - 6 July 1944 Back Row (viewer's left to right): 2nd Lt. Ernest J. Brass, Navigator 2nd Lt....
Flew with 398th during '44-45.
Air Medal w/Oak Leaf Cluster's ; DFC
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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
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 398th Bomb Group 601st Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 35632394
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: B-17Ball Turret Gunner
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Died |
16 July 1987 | ||
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Born |
Pennsylvania | ||
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Buried |
Revisions
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / grandson
