Joe served as a First Lieutenant on B-26C (#42-107627), 452nd Bomber Squadron, 322nd Bomber Group, Medium, U.S. Army Air Force during World War II.
He resided in Oklahoma County, Oklahoma prior to the war.
He enlisted in the Army Air Corps on March 26, 1942 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. He was noted, at the time of his enlistment, as being employed as a Office Clerk and also as Single, without dependents.
Joe was "Killed In Action" when his B-26 was hit by enemy flak and crashed in France during the war. He was awarded the "Distinguished Flying Cross", Air Medal with 11 Oak Leaf Clusters, and the Purple Heart.
Service # O-672486
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Airmen who perished on B-26C (#42-107627):
Bingham, Robert P ~ 1st lt, Illinois
Brumbelow, William E ~ T/Sgt, Georgia
Coffin, Harold W ~ S/Sgt, Maine
Manak, Joseph ~ S/Sgt, New York
Thompson, Joe E, Jr ~ 1st Lt, Oklahoma
Wessling, Robert A ~ 2nd Lt, Kentucky
( Bio & Crew Report by: Russell S. "Russ" Pickett )
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He resided in Oklahoma County, Oklahoma prior to the war.
He enlisted in the Army Air Corps on March 26, 1942 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. He was noted, at the time of his enlistment, as being employed as a Office Clerk and also as Single, without dependents.
Joe was "Killed In Action" when his B-26 was hit by enemy flak and crashed in France during the war. He was awarded the "Distinguished Flying Cross", Air Medal with 11 Oak Leaf Clusters, and the Purple Heart.
Service # O-672486
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Airmen who perished on B-26C (#42-107627):
Bingham, Robert P ~ 1st lt, Illinois
Brumbelow, William E ~ T/Sgt, Georgia
Coffin, Harold W ~ S/Sgt, Maine
Manak, Joseph ~ S/Sgt, New York
Thompson, Joe E, Jr ~ 1st Lt, Oklahoma
Wessling, Robert A ~ 2nd Lt, Kentucky
( Bio & Crew Report by: Russell S. "Russ" Pickett )
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Joe served as a First Lieutenant on B-26C (#42-107627), 452nd Bomber Squadron, 322nd Bomber Group, Medium, U.S. Army Air Force during World War II.
He resided in Oklahoma County, Oklahoma prior to the war.
He enlisted in the Army Air Corps on March 26, 1942 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. He was noted, at the time of his enlistment, as being employed as a Office Clerk and also as Single, without dependents.
Joe was "Killed In Action" when his B-26 was hit by enemy flak and crashed in France during the war. He was awarded the "Distinguished Flying Cross", Air Medal with 11 Oak Leaf Clusters, and the Purple Heart.
Service # O-672486
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Airmen who perished on B-26C (#42-107627):
Bingham, Robert P ~ 1st lt, Illinois
Brumbelow, William E ~ T/Sgt, Georgia
Coffin, Harold W ~ S/Sgt, Maine
Manak, Joseph ~ S/Sgt, New York
Thompson, Joe E, Jr ~ 1st Lt, Oklahoma
Wessling, Robert A ~ 2nd Lt, Kentucky
( Bio & Crew Report by: Russell S. "Russ" Pickett )
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He resided in Oklahoma County, Oklahoma prior to the war.
He enlisted in the Army Air Corps on March 26, 1942 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. He was noted, at the time of his enlistment, as being employed as a Office Clerk and also as Single, without dependents.
Joe was "Killed In Action" when his B-26 was hit by enemy flak and crashed in France during the war. He was awarded the "Distinguished Flying Cross", Air Medal with 11 Oak Leaf Clusters, and the Purple Heart.
Service # O-672486
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Airmen who perished on B-26C (#42-107627):
Bingham, Robert P ~ 1st lt, Illinois
Brumbelow, William E ~ T/Sgt, Georgia
Coffin, Harold W ~ S/Sgt, Maine
Manak, Joseph ~ S/Sgt, New York
Thompson, Joe E, Jr ~ 1st Lt, Oklahoma
Wessling, Robert A ~ 2nd Lt, Kentucky
( Bio & Crew Report by: Russell S. "Russ" Pickett )
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