Technical Sergeant Glen O Wichner, South Dakota, Service Number 6939905, flew as radio operator and aerial gunner on B-24 Liberators with the 36th Bomb Squadron, 482nd Bomb Group. He was killed during a cross country training flight on 27 Dec 1943 in a modified B-24 bomber, #42-40474, when it collided with a mountain near Widecombe in Devon, United Kingdom. The crew was training for a secret mission. On board and also killed was the Operations Officer for the 36th Squadron.
Air Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster
Technical Sergeant Glen O Wichner, South Dakota, Service Number 6939905, flew as radio operator and aerial gunner on B-24 Liberators with the 36th Bomb Squadron, 482nd Bomb Group. He was killed during a cross country training flight on 27 Dec 1943 in a modified B-24 bomber, #42-40474, when it collided with a mountain near Widecombe in Devon, United Kingdom. The crew was training for a secret mission. On board and also killed was the Operations Officer for the 36th Squadron.
Air Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster
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T SGT 36 BOMB SQ 482 BOMB GP (P) SOUTH DAKOTA
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