World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Fred S. Wightman
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Lansing, Michigan
Honored By
Gene & Mary Moxley
SERGEANT. GUNNER ON A B-24 LIBERATOR. SERVED WITH THE 15TH AIR FORCE, 55TH BOMB WING, 465TH BOMB GROUP, 780TH SQUADRON. STATIONED AT PANTANELLA AIR BASE, ITALY. HIS AIRCRAFT CRASH LANDED IN RUSSIAN TERRITORY AFTER BEING HIT BY ANTI-AIRCRAFT FIRE ON A COMBAT MISSION TO THE MAIN STATION MARSHALLING YARD AT VIENNA, AUSTRIA ON APRIL 25, 1945. RETURNED BY RUSSIAN FORCES TO ITALY ON MAY 7, 1945.