Martin Wieand
MilitaryShot down 21 May 1943 in B-17 #4229834 'Easy Aces. ' Plane crashed into North Sea. Killed in Action (KIA).
1st Lieutenant Martin Wieand was born July 15, 1921. His next of kin were his parents, Fred and Helen Wieand. He was from Bethlehem, Pennsylvania.
On May 21, 1943, he was the Pilot of “Easy Aces,” B-17 tail #42-29682, when it went down over the Frisian Islands in the North Sea.
His remains were never recovered.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Easy Aces / Ten Aces
- Unit: 94th Bomb Group 410th Bomb Squadron
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
15 July 1921 | 1st Lieutenant Martin Wieand was born July 15, 1921. His next of kin were his parents, Fred and Helen Wieand. He was from Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. | |
Died |
Frisian Islands, 26757 Borkum, Germany | 21 May 1943 | On May 21, 1943, he was the Pilot of “Easy Aces,” B-17 tail #42-29682, when it went down over the Frisian Islands in the North Sea. His remains were never recovered. |
Revisions
IDPF and/or crash report researched by Bill Beigel. IDPF donated to American Air Museum by Bill Beigel. For more information about this flyer, you may contact http://ww2research.com.
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Roll of Honor