Name:
James F. Wheeler
Rank:
Staff Sergeant
Serial Number:
33536073
Unit:
488th Bomber Squadron, 340th Bomber Group, Medium
Date of Death:
0000-00-00
State:
Virginia
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Radio Operator of the B-25 Mitchell type J serial number 43-4013 that took off from Alesan, Corsica on a mission to bomb the rail lines around Avignon. France. Shot down by flak at 0918. The aircraft was cut in two. Three crewmembers survived and three were killed. Staff Sergeant Wheeler was taken prisoner and sent to Stalag Luft 4 in Gross-Tychow.