World War II Honoree
Killed in World War II
John B. Wise, Jr.
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Polk County, Iowa
Honored By
A Grateful American
SECOND LIEUTENANT, NAVIGATOR, B-24 LIBERATOR 'BOOBY TRAP', 321ST SQUADRON (BOMBS AWAY), 90TH BOMB GROUP 'JOLLY ROGERS', 5TH AIR FORCE, SERVING IN THE PACIFIC THEATER OF OPERATIONS. MEMBER OF RICHARD THURBER CREW. KILLED MARCH 2, 1945 WHEN PLANE CRASHED IN THE FORMOSA AREA. AWARDED: PURPLE HEART.