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World War II Honoree

World War II Veteran

James B. Wiseman

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Memphis, Tennessee

Honored By

James B. Wiseman, Jr.

Relationship

Son

Branch Seal
Activity During WWII

ENLISTED JANUARY 7, 1942. OFFICER CANDIDATE SCHOOL IN MIAMI BEACH MARCH 1943. LEFT FOR LONDON MAY 3, 1943. THEATER AIR PRIORITY OFFICER, AIR TRANSPORT COMMAND, UNDER COLONEL LONGFELLOW AND GENERAL WHEELER. CROSSED ENGLISH CHANNEL IN COAST GUARD CUTTER TO CHERBOURG IN JULY 1944. SPENT WINTER OF 1944 IN PARIS ATTACHED TO GENERAL EISENHOWER’S STAFF FOR THE FIRST FEW WEEKS. AFTER V-E DAY, HELPED ESTABLISH CIVILIAN AIR ROUTES IN EUROPE. AWARDED BRONZE STAR. LEFT SERVICE IN 1946 RANKED AS MAJOR.