Sheldon Weiner

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media-23948.jpeg UPL 23948 Sheldon Weiner, taken at Horsham St. Faith, 1944. Susan Weiner

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Object Number - UPL 23948 - Sheldon Weiner, taken at Horsham St. Faith, 1944.

Evaded (EVD) Crashed at Koblenz on 9/9/44 in B-24 Rough Riders #4129342

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Personnel of the 458th Bomb Group gather around a B-24 Liberator (serial number 41-29303) nicknamed "Liberty Lib" in order to transfer a casualty into a waiting ambulance. Image via Harry Holmes. Written on slide casing: '458th BG.'

458th Bomb Group

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

People

Joseph Agitata

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 458th Bomb Group 755th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Tail Gunner

John L Brixus

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 458th Bomb Group 755th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Navigator

John R Ferrando

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 458th Bomb Group 755th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Sergeant
  • Role/Job: waist gunner

Jerome Jacobs

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 458th Bomb Group 755th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Radio Operator

Charles A Lewis

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 458th Bomb Group 755th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Co-Pilot

Aircraft

41-29342

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: Rough Riders
  • Unit: 458th Bomb Group 755th Bomb Squadron

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Prisoner of War (POW)

Florida, USA 9 September 1944

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Sheldon Weiner, Bombardier, 458th Bombardment Group H, 755th Bomb Squadron. Hortham St. Faith, 1944.

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Information provided by Sheldon Weiner's daughter, Susan.

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 8610 / MACR 8610 & Page 283 of the book LIBERATORS OVER NORWICH by Mackay, Bailry & Scorza, 2010, D790G4582010 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database

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Object number: UPL 23948 - Sheldon Weiner, taken at Horsham St. Faith, 1944.