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1Lt Vaino Victor “Wayne” Friberg

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1Lt Vaino Victor “Wayne” Friberg

Birth
Massachusetts, USA
Death
20 Aug 1943 (aged 26)
At Sea
Burial
Nettuno, Città Metropolitana di Roma Capitale, Lazio, Italy Add to Map
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Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988
about Vaino Victor Friberg
Name: Vaino Victor Friberg
Event Type: Birth
Birth Date: 20 Jan 1917
Birth Place: Westminster, Massachusetts
Father Name: John Friberg
Mother Name: Wilhemina Makki

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Pilot 1st/Lt. Wayne V. Friberg DFC MIA/KIA
Hometown: Asheville, N.C., and Westminster, Mass.
Squadron: 513th BS 376th Bomb Group
Service #O1699099
Awards: Distinguished Flying Cross, Air Medal, Purple Heart

Target:
Missing Air Crew Report Details
USAAF MACR#:
Date Lost: 19-Aug-43
Serial Number: 42-40660
Aircraft Model B-24D
Aircraft Letter: A
Aircraft Name: LITTLE RICHARD
Location: Ditched in the Mediterranean
Cause: Crew 7KIA 3POW or RTD
Notes: Seven of Lt. Fribergs crew flying LITTLE RICHARD are listed as MIA/KIA on this date August 19 1943. Navigator Kenneth D. Hamilton on this mission survived the ditching and spent 18 hours in Mediterranean before being rescued.

Crew of LITTLE RICHARD
1Lt Wayne V. Friberg Pilot
1Lt Richard F. Hurd Co Pilot
2nd/Lt. George A. Lascurettes Bombardier
2nd/1Lt David O. Schoocraft
T/Sgt. Woodrow W. Johnston Engineer
T/Sgt. Jewett A. Bale Radio Op.
/S/Sgt. Parke L. Hoover Gunner
S/Sgt. John J. Masterson Gunner
S/Sgt. Albert Grosse Gunner

Sgt. Grosse, Sgt. Bale, Sgt. Johnston, Sgt. Masterson, Sgt. Hoover, Lt. George A. Lascurettes, Lt. Kenneth D. Hamilton with pilot 1st/Lt. Wayne V. Friberg and Co Pilot Lt. Richard F. Hurd flew B24 BARREL HOUSE BESSIE in "Operation Tidal Wave" the low level raid on Ploesti oil refinery. They were awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross for valor.
B24 42-40660 was piloted by 1st/Lt. Dean Lear in the ploesti raid August 1 1943.

Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988
about Vaino Victor Friberg
Name: Vaino Victor Friberg
Event Type: Birth
Birth Date: 20 Jan 1917
Birth Place: Westminster, Massachusetts
Father Name: John Friberg
Mother Name: Wilhemina Makki

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Pilot 1st/Lt. Wayne V. Friberg DFC MIA/KIA
Hometown: Asheville, N.C., and Westminster, Mass.
Squadron: 513th BS 376th Bomb Group
Service #O1699099
Awards: Distinguished Flying Cross, Air Medal, Purple Heart

Target:
Missing Air Crew Report Details
USAAF MACR#:
Date Lost: 19-Aug-43
Serial Number: 42-40660
Aircraft Model B-24D
Aircraft Letter: A
Aircraft Name: LITTLE RICHARD
Location: Ditched in the Mediterranean
Cause: Crew 7KIA 3POW or RTD
Notes: Seven of Lt. Fribergs crew flying LITTLE RICHARD are listed as MIA/KIA on this date August 19 1943. Navigator Kenneth D. Hamilton on this mission survived the ditching and spent 18 hours in Mediterranean before being rescued.

Crew of LITTLE RICHARD
1Lt Wayne V. Friberg Pilot
1Lt Richard F. Hurd Co Pilot
2nd/Lt. George A. Lascurettes Bombardier
2nd/1Lt David O. Schoocraft
T/Sgt. Woodrow W. Johnston Engineer
T/Sgt. Jewett A. Bale Radio Op.
/S/Sgt. Parke L. Hoover Gunner
S/Sgt. John J. Masterson Gunner
S/Sgt. Albert Grosse Gunner

Sgt. Grosse, Sgt. Bale, Sgt. Johnston, Sgt. Masterson, Sgt. Hoover, Lt. George A. Lascurettes, Lt. Kenneth D. Hamilton with pilot 1st/Lt. Wayne V. Friberg and Co Pilot Lt. Richard F. Hurd flew B24 BARREL HOUSE BESSIE in "Operation Tidal Wave" the low level raid on Ploesti oil refinery. They were awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross for valor.
B24 42-40660 was piloted by 1st/Lt. Dean Lear in the ploesti raid August 1 1943.

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  • Maintained by: John Dowdy
  • Originally Created by: War Graves
  • Added: Aug 6, 2010
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/56309030/vaino_victor-friberg: accessed ), memorial page for 1Lt Vaino Victor “Wayne” Friberg (20 Jan 1917–20 Aug 1943), Find a Grave Memorial ID 56309030, citing Sicily-Rome American Cemetery and Memorial, Nettuno, Città Metropolitana di Roma Capitale, Lazio, Italy; Maintained by John Dowdy (contributor 47791572).