Walter E Weidemann
Military
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Lieutenant John G Winant Jr of the 390th Bomb Group, wearing a Mae West life jacket, with his crew and their B-17 Flying Fortress.
Image stamped on reverse: ‘Planet News.’ [stamp], ‘Passed for publication 15 Aug 1943.’ [stamp] and ‘278787.’ [Censor no.]
Printed caption on reverse: ' Photo shows: Lieut. John G. Winant, Jnr. (centre, wearing a "Mae West") of Concord, New Hampshire, with his crew, including
2nd. Lieut. Donald C Arns, of Algona, Iowa;
2nd. Lieut. Robert W Tredinnick, of North Caldwell, N. Jersey:
2nd. Lieut. Richard F. Walker, of Albany, Georgia;
S/Sgt. Walter E. Weidemann, of Amsterdam, New York;
S/Sgt. Paul E Hurles, of Columbus, Ohio;
S/Sgt. Elmer Fjosne, of Cornwall Wisconsin;
Sgt. Alonzo J Swope, of Harlington, Texas;
S/Sgt. Robert V Wirtz, of Baltimore, Maryland;
and S/Sgt. Frank V Malone, of Hones Bath, South Carolina. at their station somewhere in England. G. August 1943. PN.' Roger Freeman Collection
Image stamped on reverse: ‘Planet News.’ [stamp], ‘Passed for publication 15 Aug 1943.’ [stamp] and ‘278787.’ [Censor no.]
Printed caption on reverse: ' Photo shows: Lieut. John G. Winant, Jnr. (centre, wearing a "Mae West") of Concord, New Hampshire, with his crew, including
2nd. Lieut. Donald C Arns, of Algona, Iowa;
2nd. Lieut. Robert W Tredinnick, of North Caldwell, N. Jersey:
2nd. Lieut. Richard F. Walker, of Albany, Georgia;
S/Sgt. Walter E. Weidemann, of Amsterdam, New York;
S/Sgt. Paul E Hurles, of Columbus, Ohio;
S/Sgt. Elmer Fjosne, of Cornwall Wisconsin;
Sgt. Alonzo J Swope, of Harlington, Texas;
S/Sgt. Robert V Wirtz, of Baltimore, Maryland;
and S/Sgt. Frank V Malone, of Hones Bath, South Carolina. at their station somewhere in England. G. August 1943. PN.' Roger Freeman Collection
Associated Freeman Collection image from caption information Frank V Malone.
Shot down 10 October 1943 in B-17 #42-30262 'Tech Supply'. Prisoner of War (POW).
POW
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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
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Tech Supply
- Unit: 388th Bomb Group 390th Bomb Group 561st Bomb Squadron 568th Bomb Squadron
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
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Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Germany | 10 October 1943 | Stalag Luft 3 Sagan-Silesia Bavaria (Moved to Nuremberg-Langwasser) 49-11 |
Revisions
Contributorjmoore43
Changes
Sources
Added S/N & POW camp per info on WW2 POWs at the National Archives. Also added nickname.
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 862 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database