Wigonitz Martin S.

Monuments

The Monument to the Aviation Martyrs in the War of Resistance Against Japan

Name:

Martin S. Wigonitz

Rank:

First Lieutenant

Serial Number:

O-668684

Unit:

1345th Army Air Force Base Unit

Date of Death:

1945-02-04

State:

New York

Cemetery:

Manila American Cemetery, Taguig, Philippines

Plot:

Walls of the Missing

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Martin S. Wigonitz was born in 1921 in New York. He resided in Kings County, New York prior to the war. Martin served as a First Lieutenant and Co-Pilot on C-109 #42-51921, 1345th Army Air Force Base Unit, U.S. Army Air Force during World War II.

C-109 #42-51921, with a crew of 5, was involved in a mid-air collision with B-24D #42-40875 during either takeoff or landing at Luliang, China. The entire crew was lost in this crash. His name is commemorated on the Walls of the Missing, Manila American Cemetery, Taguig City, Philippines.

1Lt Wigonitz was one of over 2000 Americans who lost their lives defending China from their Japanese invaders from 1941-1945. He is also commemorated on the The Monument to the Aviation Martyrs in the War of Resistance Against Japan in Nanjing, China.

Source of information: www.findagrave.com, www.abmc.gov