William J Weisner
Military
Robert C. Greenwood / Verdun Munroe Cre
466th BG - 786th BS
Standing Left to Right: Robert C. Greenwood (P), Harry E. Haseman (CP), Terrence H. Crowley (N), Charles D. Welde (B)
Kneeling Left to Right: Frank Kayden (FE), James A. Ehredt (BTG), S.A. Rieter (R/O), William J. Weisner (LWG), Gerald D. Boles (TG), Dale R. Estle (RWG)
Greenwood was transferred to crew #739 to replace their pilot (Robert W. Harrington) who had been shot down flying with a makeshift crew. Verdun Munroe took over and was flying when Crew #648 was shot down on 15 August 1944.
Haseman, Crowley, Welde, Kayden, Estle and Boles were all KIA.
Attlebridge Arsenal - Brassfield & Wassom
Object Number - UPL 16625 - Crew #648 Robert C. Greenwood / Verdun Munroe Cre 466th BG - 786th BS Standing Left to Right: Robert C. Greenwood (P), Harry E. Haseman (CP),...
Shot down by fighters and crashed at Nijetrijne on 8/15/44 in B-24 #42-95157, Prisoner of War (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
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 466th Bomb Group 786th Bomb Squadron 787th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 466th Bomb Group 786th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-750818
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Unit: 466th Bomb Group 786th Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 15 August 1944
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
22 February 1924 | ||
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Enlisted |
15 December 1942 | Fort Benjamin Harrison | |
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Other Letter from Weisner's father to Harry Haseman's wife |
16 November 1944 | Dear Mrs. Haseman, My boy was a member of your husband's crew that was reported missing somewhere over Germany (ed note. actually Holland) August 15th and since then has been reported a German prisoner since September 29th. It also has been reported that he was wounded in the lower abdomen, however the Dr. reported him on the road to recovery. I would also like to hear how and what happened to your husband. If you would be so kind as to drop me a few lines, just how and what happened to him. Yours Truly, Edward M. Weisner | |
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Died |
6 May 1994 | ||
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Other Shot Down |
15 August 1944 | ||
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Born |
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Other POW |
Stalag Luft IV (formerly Heyd, Germany) |
Revisions
Capitalized the words in the "Role/job" field to aid readability.
Added a "-" to the A/C tail # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 8427 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database