Wettersten Robert Arnold

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Robert Arnold Wettersten is honored on the following 1 monument(s) in our database:

388th Bomb Group Memorial -RAF Knettishall Station 136

Name:

Robert Arnold Wettersten

Rank:

First Lieutenant

Serial Number:

O-824307

Unit:

561st Bomber Squadron, 388th Bomber Group, Heavy

Date of Death:

1945-02-06

State:

Illinois

Cemetery:

Cambridge American Cemetery, United Kingdom

Plot:

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Grave:

Decoration:

Air Medal with 3 Oak Leaf Clusters

Comments:

Robert Arnold Wettersten entered the military service in Illinois. He served in the 561st Bomber Squadron, 388th Bomber Group (Heavy), as a First Lieutenant and Co-Pilot of #43-37806 aircraft during World War II. He was Killed in Action on February 6, 1945 and is now buried in the Cambridge American Cemetery, Cambridge, United Kingdom. 1Lt Wettersten was one of the many brave Americans of the 388th Bomber Group who lost their lives in aerial operations against the German forces from June 1943 - August 1945.