Donald Reeves Wehagen
MilitaryAssigned to 856BS, 492BG, 8AF USAAF. Member of crew 616 (Kuntz). Failed to Return (FTR) Bechammer in B-24 44-40142 'Sknappy' 20-Jun-44; fell out of formation after target, diverted to Bulltofta Airfield, Sweden. Interned (INT)
Awards: WWII Victory, EAME.
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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: 492nd Bomb Group 856th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 13040142 / O-808563
- Highest Rank: Major
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 492nd Bomb Group 856th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 16136976 / O-810956
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: Sknappy
- Unit: 492nd Bomb Group 856th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: North Pick
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
Cleveland, OH | 3 August 1922 | Son of Henry and Grace Wehagen. |
Enlisted |
Camp Perry, Lacarne, OH | 8 October 1942 | Camp Perry, Lacarne, Ohio |
Other Interned (INT) |
Bulltofta Airfield, Sweden | 20 June 1944 | Failed to Return (FTR) Bechammer in B-24 44-40142 'Sknappy' 20-Jun-44; fell out of formation after target, diverted to Bulltofta Airfield, Sweden. INT |
Other Discharged USAAF |
24 October 1945 | Honourable discharge. | |
Died |
19 January 1980 | ||
Buried |
Gulf Pines Memorial Park, Englewood, Sarasota County, FL | 22 January 1980 | Gulf Pines Memorial Park Englewood, Sarasota County, Florida |
Based Killed in Action (KIA) |
North Pickenham | 20 June 1944 | Assigned to 856BS, 492BG, 8AF USAAF. |
Revisions
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https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/70056963/donald-reeves-wehagen
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 7077 / MACR7077 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database