1Lt Robert A Wettersten Veteran

Birth: 1925
Illinois, USA
Death: 6 Feb 1945 (aged 19–20)
Burial: Cambridge American Cemetery and Memorial

Coton, South Cambridgeshire District, Cambridgeshire, England Add to Map
Plot: Plot B Row 1 Grave 18
Memorial ID: 56295488 View Source

First Lieutenant in the U.S. Army Air Forces-561st Bomber Squadron, , Heavy Service # O-824307. He entered the Service from Illinois.

1Lt Wettersten flew as co-pilot of B-17 Flying Fortress with the 561 BS/388 BG. He was killed on 6 February 1945 during assembly for a mission to Chemnitz when his aircraft B-17 #43-37806, called 'Miss Fortune', collided with another bomber. Wettersten was killed when his chute failed to open.

Awards: Air Medal with 3 Oak Leaf Clusters

First Lieutenant in the U.S. Army Air Forces-561st Bomber Squadron, , Heavy Service # O-824307. He entered the Service from Illinois.

Awards: Air Medal with 3 Oak Leaf Clusters

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