Name:
Robert L. Wise
Rank:
Technical Sergeant
Serial Number:
15107423
Unit:
777th Bomber Squadron, 464th Bomb Group
Date of Death:
1944-05-27
State:
Indiana
Cemetery:
Rhone American Cemetery, Draguignan, France
Plot:
D
Row:
7
Grave:
8
Decoration:
Air Medal, Purple Heart
Comments:
TSgt Robert L. Wise, radio operator of the B-24 Liberator 42-78092 "Old Gran-Dad's Dream", took off from Gioia del Colle, Italy, on a bombing mission over the Nimes rail station. The plane was hit by flak between the no.3 engine and the fuselage, exploding in mid-air around 1015.