World War II Honoree
Killed in World War II
Harold Orville Wiseman
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Buffalo, New York
Honored By
Philip R. Hogan
Relationship
Son
1ST LIEUTENANT, ARMY AIR CORPS. DUAL RATED BOMBARDIER-NAVIGATOR. SERVED IN B-24 ON ATLANTIC ANTI-SUBMARINE PATROL OUT OF ENGLAND 1943 IN 479 BOMB GROUP. TRAINED ON B-29 IN SALINA,KANSAS 1944 IN 877 BOMB SQUADRON, 499 BOMB GROUP THEN TRANSFERRED TO SAIPAN 11/1944. KILLED IN ACTION WHEN B-29 WAS SHOT DOWN OVER OSAKA, JAPAN ON 6/1/45. RECEIVED 2 PURPLE HEARTS, 1 DISTINGUISHED FLYING CROSS AND 1 AIR MEDAL DURING HIS SERVICE.