Edward Arthur Wick
Military
Object Number - UPL 60220 - 2nd Lt Edward A. Wick and crew
Assigned to 562BS, 388BG, 8AF USAAF. Shot down 6-Sep-43 in B-17 42-3289 'Wolf Pack. ' Prisoner of War (POW).
Awards: AM, POW, EAME, WWII Victory
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
![A bomber crew of the 388th Bomb Group with their B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 42-3289) nicknamed "Wolf Pack". A veteran's son has enclosed a letter with the print: '[Left to right standing:] Clayton Junkin, Bruno Miazgowicz, Rolland Allard, William Shawley, William Bemmie, Chris Ivanoff, [left to right kneeling:] Frank Boyer, Edward A Wick, Allan B Lemley, (?) Mack. This picture is of the original crew of "Wolf Pack" of the 562nd Squadron of the 388th Bomb Group, the Mighty Eighth Air Force. Edward](https://assets.americanairmuseum.com/s3fs-public/styles/teaser_thumb_x2/public/freeman/media-380309.jpg.webp?itok=0BgRley1)
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Wolf Pack
- Unit: 388th Bomb Group 562nd Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Stalag Luft III, Sagan, Germany
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Stalag 7a, Moosburg
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Walnut Grove, Minnesota | 16 February 1922 | Born Walnut Grove, Minnesota |
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Enlisted |
Fort Snelling, Minnesota | 20 August 1941 | Enlisted Fort Snelling Minnesota |
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Prisoner of war |
Zagan, Poland | 6 September 1943 - 28 March 1945 | Prisoner of War (POW) Stalag Luft III, Zagan, Poland |
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Prisoner of war Prisoner of War (POW) |
Moosburg, Germany | 28 March 1945 - 29 April 1945 | Prisoner of War (POW) Forced march from Stalag Luft III to Stalag VIIA, Moosburg, Germany |
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Died |
New Hope, Minnesota | 28 October 2015 | Died New Hope, Minnesota |
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Buried |
Greenwood Union Cemetery, Minnesota | 9 November 2015 | Interred Greenwood Union Cemetery Le Center, Le Sueur County, Minnesota |
Revisions
ContributorAl_Skiff
Changes
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 3066 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database
