Harold Joseph Wiley
Military
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UPL 40252
"1st Lt. Wiley and crew of the 305th Bomb Group, are shown beside the B-17 "Flying Fortress" 'Reich's Ruin'. 8 April 1944. England."
Rear L-R: Lt's Harold J Wiley, Dean Sanner , Steve Musolino , Gerald Kreske and Sgt Julian Wesley.
Front L-R: Crew Chief-Ground, Omer Van Huylenbroek, John Villalobos, Everett McKean , George Little and Sam Johnstone.
Rear L-R: Lt's Harold J Wiley, Dean Sanner , Steve Musolino , Gerald Kreske and Sgt Julian Wesley.
Front L-R: Crew Chief-Ground, Omer Van Huylenbroek, John Villalobos, Everett McKean , George Little and Sam Johnstone.
Flew 29 missions over Germany, France etc. Plane was Reich's Ruin from Dec '43-March -44.
Air Medal w 3/Oak Leaf Clusters/ DFC
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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
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 305th Bomb Group 364th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 305th Bomb Group 365th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-758595
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Bombardier
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 305th Bomb Group
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 305th Bomb Group
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 305th Bomb Group
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
Johnsonville, New York | 14 March 1919 | |
Enlisted |
Chanute Field, IL | 18 October 1940 | Chanute Field Illinois |
Other Discharged USAAF |
3 October 1945 | Honourable discharge. | |
Died |
Valley Falls, NY | 24 August 2010 | |
Buried |
Saratoga National Cemetery, New York | 29 August 2010 | Gerald B.H. Solomon Saratoga National Cemetery Schuylerville, Saratoga County, NY |
Revisions
ContributorAl_Skiff
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / June Carey, Queensbury, NY