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Vernon O. WEDUL
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Pilot Class book 43-H, Luke Field, Arizona.
Ce livre de classe a été gracieusement fourni par M. Jay Jones. Le livre de classe a été indexé par Arie-Jan van Hees. Source : Patootie
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| NUMBER OF SERVICE | O-756760 (17066985) | ||||||
| AGE | 25 yo | ||||||
| DATE OF BIRTH | 20 February 1920 Pennington County, MINNESOTA | ||||||
| ENLISTMENT STATE | MINNESOTA | ||||||
| FAMILY |
Parents : Ole J. & Marit O. Strand WEDUL Siblings : Arnt, Johanna, Anna, Oscar M., Melvin Oliver, Beatrice & Martin | ||||||
| RANK | First Lieutenant | ||||||
| FONCTION | Pilot | ||||||
| JOB BEFORE ENLISTEMENT | Teachers (secondary school) and principals |  | |||||
| DATE of ENLISTEMENT | 11 avril 1942 Fort des Moines IOWA | ||||||
| SQUADRON | 393rd Fighter Squadron | ||||||
| GROUP | 367th Fighter Group | ||||||
| ARMY | 9th US Air Force | ||||||
| DATE OF DEATH | 23 June 1944 |
Source : F Lavernhe | |||||
| STATUS | KIA | ||||||
| PLACE OF DEATH | In sea | ||||||
| DATA PLAN |
P-38J / #42-67510 / 8L-'?' /
Macr 6051 Hit by flak while flying over Normandy, the pilot attempted to return to his base in England. | ||||||
| CEMETERY | NORMANDY AMERICAN CEMETERY of Colleville | ||||||
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1LT WEDUL, VERNON O. From Thief River Falls, Minnesota MIA 22-6-1944 as pilot of P-38J / #42-67510 / 8L-'?' / MACR 6051. Hit by flak while operating over Normandy the pilot tried to return to base in England. 8 to 10 miles off Cherbourg his aircraft caught fire and he was forced to bale out. His dinghy was on fire and he had to ditch this, landing in the English channel without a dinghy. Despite the dropping of dinghies by Air Sea Rescue aircraft these did not reach the pilot. Air Sea rescue vessels were too late to reach Lt Wedul and he was lost at sea. 1Lt Wedul is commemorated on the Normandy Tablets of the Missing. Source of the portrait photograph: Pilot Class book 43-H, Luke Field, Arizona. This class book was kindly provided by Mr. Jay Jones. The class book was indexed by Arie-Jan van Hees. Source: USAAF Class Book Project ABMC American Cemeteries Vernon was the son of Ole and Marit Strand Wedul who were both born in Norway. He was born February 2, 1920 in Pennington County Minnesota, the youngest of eight children. He had enlisted in the United States Army Air Forces and served during World War II. Wedul had the rank of First Lieutenant. Service number assignment was O-756760. Attached to 367th Fighter Group, 393rd Fighter Squadron as a Pilot. Sources: Ancestry, Honor States and Find A Grave Added by: marykake47286 | |||||||
| SOURCE INFORMATION & SOURCE PHOTO | Aad.archives.gov - Findagrave.com - Abmc.gov |
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| PROGRAMMER | Henri, Garrett, Clive, Frédéric & Renaud |