Samuel Johnston
Military | Second Lieutenant | Co-Pilot | 305th Bomb Group Can Do
Crew completed 25 missions by 19 August 1943
Harold Joseph Wiley
Military
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"1st Lt. Wiley and crew of the 305th Bomb Group, are shown beside the B-17 "Flying Fortress" 'Reich's Ruin'. 8 April 1944. England." Rear L-R: Lt's Harold J Wiley, Dean Sanner , Steve Musolino , Gerald Kreske and Sgt Julian Wesley. Front L-R: Crew Chief-Ground, Omer Van Huylenbroek, John Villalobos, Everett McKean , George Little and Sam Johnstone.
Flew 29 missions over Germany, France etc. Plane was Reich's Ruin from Dec '43-March -44.
Air Medal w 3/Oak Leaf Clusters/ DFC
Service
People
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Gerald Kreske
Military | First Lieutenant | Bombardier | 305th Bomb Group Can Do
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Stephen Musolino
Military | 305th Bomb Group Can Do
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Dean Sanner
Military | 305th Bomb Group Can Do
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Dean Sanner
Military | Lieutenant Colonel | Pilot | 25th Bomb Group
35 x combat missions on B-17's. Transferred to 654BS, 25BG, 8AF USAAF. ... -
Julian Wesley
Military | 305th Bomb Group Can Do
Units served with
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305th Bomb Group Can Do
Group
The 305th Bombardment Group (Heavy), nicknamed "Can Do" was activated 1-March-1942 at Salt Lake City Air Base, Utah which was their primary training base until 11-Jun-1942 when they relocated to Geiger Field, Washington until 29-Jun-1942, then on to... -
365th Bomb Squadron
Squadron
Aircraft
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42-31480
B-17 Flying Fortress
Delivered Cheyenne 10/11/43; Kearney 28/11/43; Gr Island 4/12/43; Romulus 5/12/43; Presque Is 10/12/43; Assigned 365BS/305BG Chelveston 27/12/43; transferred 401BG Deenethorpe 20/5/45; Returned to the USA 121 BU Bradley 7/6/45; 4168 Base Unit, South...
Associated Place
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Chelveston
Military site : airfield
Chelveston was adapted and expanded in preparation for the arrival of American forces. Rather than heavy bombers, the first aircraft to fly from its runways were C-47 Skytrains that were flown by the 60th Troop Carrier Group in July 1942. The first... -
Chanute Field
Military site : airfield
Chanute Field was established in 1917 as a training ground for pilots. After a brief closure at the end of the First World War, the airfield was designated a technical school and provided training for ground personnel during the Second World War. ...
Events
| Event | Location | Date |
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| Born | Johnsonville, New York | 14 March 1919 |
| Enlisted | Chanute Field, IL | 18 October 1940 |
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Chanute Field Illinois |
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| Discharged USAAF | 3 October 1945 | |
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Honourable discharge. |
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| Died | Valley Falls, NY | 24 August 2010 |
| Buried | Saratoga National Cemetery, New York | 29 August 2010 |
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Gerald B.H. Solomon Saratoga National Cemetery |
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Revisions
| Date | Contributor | Update |
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| 13 October 2019 12:41:46 | Al_Skiff | Changes to service number, biography, awards, events, person associations, unit associations, place associations and aircraft associations |
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https://www.fold3.com/record/84354966-harold-j-wiley |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 27 September 2014 18:12:07 | AAM | AAM ingest |
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / June Carey, Queensbury, NY |
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