Name:
Alfred Edwin Wieters
Rank:
Staff Sergeant
Serial Number:
17098509
Unit:
612nd Bomber Squadron, 401st Bomber Group, Heavy
Date of Death:
1944-06-19
State:
Nebraska
Cemetery:
St John's Cemetery, Washington County, Kansas
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From Lanham, Nebraska, Staff Sergeant Alfred Wieters, gunner of the B-17 Fortress “Channel Express III” N 42-40050 (possibly 42-37835), took off at 0515 from Station 128 Deenethorpe (UK) on a bombing mission to Bordeaux. He was shot down by a German fighter from Cognac at 0905. Only three of his comrades were able to jump.