John Walter Wyman

Military
media-50387.jpeg UPL 50387 S/Sgt John Walter Wyman, 388BG

USAAF Photo

Object Number - UPL 50387 - S/Sgt John Walter Wyman, 388BG

Assigned to 560BS, 388BG, 8AF USAAF. Crashed near Merseburg on 28-Sep-44 in B-17 'Reuel's Revenge' 42-97219. Prisoner of war (POW). MACR 9378





Awards: POW, WWII Victory, EAME.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 388th Bomb Group.

388th Bomb Group

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

People

Reuel's revenge after being shot down in Germany.

Victor Robert Olson

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 388th Bomb Group 560th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 19013352 / O-1996097
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

Reuel's revenge after being shot down in Germany.

42-97219

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Reuel's Revenge
  • Unit: 388th Bomb Group 560th Bomb Squadron

Places

Dulag Luft 12

  • Site type: Prisoner of war camp
  • Known as: Dulag Luft Grosstychow Dulag 12

Stalag Luft IV

  • Site type: Prisoner of war camp
  • Known as: Stalag Luft 4, Gross Tychow, Pomerania

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Andover, MN 18 February 1922 Son of John Seward and Stella [Glover] Wyman.

Enlisted

Portland, MN 19 March 1943 Portland, Maine

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Tychowo, Poland 28 September 1944 Prisoner of War (POW). Stalag Luft IV.

Died

Auburn, MN 13 June 2012

Buried

Saint Johns Cemetery Rumford, Oxford County, MN 16 June 2012 Saint Johns Cemetery Rumford, Oxford County, Maine

Based

Knettishall 28 September 1944 Assigned to 560BS, 388BG, 8AF USAAF.

Revisions

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https://www.fold3.com/image/28683783
https://www.fold3.com/record/85744865/john-w-wyman-wwii-army-enlistment…
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/92280080/john-wyman

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Added POW camp information to the POW event and a S/N per WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).

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Added a "-" to the A/C serial number in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.

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ContributorAAM
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 9378 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database

John Walter Wyman: Gallery (2 items)

Object number: UPL 50387 - S/Sgt John Walter Wyman, 388BG

Reuel's revenge after being shot down in Germany.

Object number: UPL 80614 - Reuel's revenge 388th bomb group Shot down 28...