Wise, Joseph William

Individual Personnel Data
Name	Wise, Joseph William ‡ ⇗
Rank	Second Lieutenant
Serial Number	O-683624 ‡
Unit Assignments	Assigned to the 545th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #146 dated 17 November 1943, effective 17 November 1943.
Duty	Co-pilot
MOS	1091 - Pilot, B-17
Last Duty Date	11 February 1944
Results	Evaded Capture
Related Documents	Missing Air Crew Report # 2530⇓ (16.260 MB) Escape & Evasion Report # 1279⇓ (3.701 MB)
Photo Album:	Crew Photo Album⇗

Crew Composition When Assigned to the 384th BG
Replacement Combat Crew
CREWMEMBER	POSITION	RESULTS
2nd Lt. Corcoran, John Joseph⇗	Pilot	CT
2nd Lt. Wise, Joseph William	Co-pilot	EV
2nd Lt. Schmalzried, George Frederick⇗	Navigator	EV
2nd Lt. Murphy, David Williams⇗	Bombardier	CT
S/SGT. Bowles, Charles Percy⇗	Radio Operator / Gunner	CT
S/SGT. Hailey, Harold Charles⇗	Engineer / Top Turret Gunner	CT
SGT. Tenborg, George Laurence⇗	Ball Turret Gunner	CT
SGT. Hosmer, Richard Clyde⇗	Tail Gunner	CT
S/SGT. Leonard, Frank Valentine⇗	Flexible Gunner	CT
SGT. Slife, Harry Frances⇗	Flexible Gunner	CT

Missions, Aircraft, Crews
This individual was credited with 8 Combat Missions.
Number	Date	Target	Position	Aircraft	Mission/Sortie Information
40⇗	5 December 1943	Target: Fighter Airfield Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Saint-Jean-d'Angély, France	Co-pilot	42‑31058⇗	Combat Mission Credit High Squadron lead. Sortie Report⇗
44⇗	20 December 1943	Target: Port Area/Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Bremen, Germany	Co-pilot	42‑37776⇗	Combat Mission Credit Landed away at Attlebridge due to low fuel. Sortie Report⇗
51⇗	7 January 1944	Target: Powerhouse Type: Industry Location: Ludwigshafen, Germany	Co-pilot	42‑37776⇗	Aborted Mission After Taking Off Became separated from formation in dense clouds after group assembly; failed to make wing rendezvous. Sortie Report⇗
52⇗	11 January 1944	Target: Ju-88 Aircraft Parts Plant Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Halberstadt, Germany	Co-pilot	42‑37848⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
55⇗	29 January 1944	Target: Aircraft Parts Plants Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Frankfurt am Main, Germany	Co-pilot	42‑39991⇗	Combat Mission Credit Low group. Sortie Report⇗
56⇗	30 January 1944	Target: Aircraft Assembly Plant Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Brunswick / Braunschweig, Germany	Co-pilot	42‑39991⇗	Combat Mission Credit Lead group. Sortie Report⇗
59⇗	5 February 1944	Target: Bricy Aerodrome, Luftwaffe Training and Bomber Airfield Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Orleans, France	Co-pilot	42‑39991⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
60⇗	6 February 1944	Target: Nancy/Essey Aerodrome Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Nancy, France	Co-pilot	42‑39991⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
62⇗	11 February 1944	Target: Propeller Factory (Foundry) Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Frankfurt am Main, Germany	Co-pilot	42‑40005⇗	Combat Mission Credit Failed To Return Last seen at 1240 hrs 20 mi west of Frankfurt, losing altitude rapidly but under control; aircraft made a right turn toward another formation, continued losing altitude, dropping into clouds; Damaged by enemy aircraft; crashed near Valenciennes, France (9 km SE, per German report). MACR 2530 Sortie Report⇗

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