WANDELL Frederick H - 721 BS 450 BGH

 

Frederick H. WANDELL

 

WANDELL Frederick H

Source : JoCarter (Ellen Marchese)
NUMBER OF SERVICEO-681486 (12076283)
AGE28 yo
DATE OF BIRTH1917 NEW JERSEY
ENLISTMENT STATENEW JERSEY
FAMILY

Single

RANKSecond Lieutenant
FONCTIONPilot
JOB BEFORE ENLISTEMENT Packing, filling, labeling, marking, bottling, and related occupationsNJ
DATE of ENLISTEMENT4 April 1942 Newark NEW JERSEY
 SQUADRON721st Bomber Squadron
 GROUP450th Bomber Group, Heavy
ARMY15th US Air Force
DATE OF DEATH16 April 1945

WANDELL Frederick H

Source : Andy

STATUSMIA
PLACE OF DEATHNear Istres aerodrome
DATA PLAN

B-24 Liberator - type H-1-DT - s/n 41-28592

B 24 Liberator
Macr : 2396
Mission : Aérodrome d'Istres-le-Tubé (13)

Takeoff 06:45 Manduria (Italy) - MACR crash point: 43°31N/4°48E - Possibly in the Olivier pond or the Berre pond - Crash observed by 2Lt Wade H. Williford and 2Lt Irving J Weilert
Shot down by flak (direct hit in bomb bay) at 22,000 ft – Aircraft partially evacuated before in-flight explosion around 12:30 p.m.

 
CEMETERYRHONE AMERICAN CEMETERY and MEMORIAL of Draguignan

Map of Rhône American Cemetery

GRAVE
PlotRowGrave
Wall of the missing
DECORATION

Air Medal

Purple Heart

World War II Victory Medal

Brevet Pilote


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Photo FDLM

victory medal

combat infantryman badge

 
usaf 9af 450th_Bombardment_Group 722d_Bombardment_Squadron
STORY
 

 

Crew of B-24 Liberator - type H-1-DT - s/n 41-28592

 

2Lt Frederick H  WANDELL Pilot Dead MIA - Tablets Cim Am Rhône Draguignan O-681486 - AM/PH - New York, New York
2Lt Tilmen A MORKEN CoPilot Dead MIA - Tablets Cim Am Rhône Draguignan O-689331 - AM/PH - Montana
2Lt Edward H LOVVORN Navigator Dead MIA - Tablets Cim Am Rhône Draguignan O-690460 - AM/PH - South Carolina
2Lt William C GOLDBERG Bomber Prisoner  - Stalag Luft 1 Barth-Vogelsang Prussia 54-12 O-747661 - Bennettsville, South Carolina 
S/Sgt Kenneth E ZIEHLKE

Mechanic

Gunner

 Dead MIA - Tablets Cim Am Rhône Draguignan 16144881 - AM/PH - Chicago, Illinois
Sgt John J PALMICH Gunner Dead MIA - Tablets Cim Am Rhône Draguignan 12154102 - AM/PH - New York
S/Sgt John R DEMYAN

Radio

Gunner

 Dead MIA - Tablets Cim Am Rhône Draguignan 32549888 - AM/PH - New York
Sgt Albert H BROSE Gunner Dead MIA - Tablets Cim Am Rhône Draguignan 14078451 - AM/PH - Pennsylvania
S/Sgt Henry B PRICE Gunner Dead MIA - Tablets Cim Am Rhône Draguignan 38387453 - AM/PH - Louisiana
Sgt Robert L SNYDER Gunner Dead MIA - Tablets Cim Am Rhône Draguignan 33496094 - AM/PH - Pennsylvania

Albert H. Brose

Source : Patootie
 

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