Frank J Wesner

Military
media-41560.jpeg UPL 41560 Byron Bryant Crew -- 369th
Fr: Pierre Noisat TG, Frank Wesner E, Manford Johns RO, Dan Piedmont WG, Blair Steed WG, Richard Kern BT, BK: Dan Peterson N, Bryant, Ralph Peters CP, James Vaughter B.

Object Number - UPL 41560 - Byron Bryant Crew -- 369th Fr: Pierre Noisat TG, Frank Wesner E, Manford Johns RO, Dan Piedmont WG, Blair Steed WG, Richard Kern BT, BK: Dan...

He was assigned to Raloh Peters crew. Reported to the ETO on 08 Aug 1943. Shot down 11 December 1943 in B-17 #4231078. POW at Stalag 17B Braunau Gneikendorf Near Krems Austria 48-15.



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Units served with

Official insignia of the 306th Bomb Group, approved 6 January 1943, and updated 2 October 1951.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

Ground personnel of the 306th Bomb Group work on a B-17 Flying Fortress. Marked "Not To Be Published" 25 Nov 1943. On reverse: Ministry of Information, Associated Press and US Army General Section Press & Censorship Bureau [Stamps].
  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 306th Bomb Group

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Germany 11 December 1943

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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 1574 / MACR 1574, Combat Crews pg. 50 & 127, First Over Germany pg. 181, 306th BGA Collection, Russell Strong Index Cards, NARA, / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database / http://www.306bg.org/crewphotos/Crew%20Pictures%20Adam-Rector/Crew%20Pi…

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