World War II Honoree
Killed in World War II
Carl E. Wiedebusch
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Hazel Park, Michigan
Honored By
Orville L. Kline
Rank: Technical Sergeant. He served as a B-17 ‘Flying-Fortress’ Bomber Radio Operator, assigned to the 322nd Bomber Squadron, 91st Bomber Group, an element of the U.S. 8th Air Force ‘Mighty Eighth’ Army Air Forces. His unit was based at the Bassingbourn Royal Air Force Station Location: Cambridgeshire, England. Monday, September 27, 1943 he was killed in action, on a bombing raid to Emden, Germany. Personnel from a Graves Registration Company buried him in the Neuville-en-Condroz Battlefield Cemetery, Liege, Belgium. In the post-war era, this Airman’s family requested that he be buried with Military Honors at the Ardennes American Cemetery Location: Neupre (Neuville-en-Condroz), Belgium. This American Patriot received the following decorations posthumously: Air Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster and the Purple Heart. The Air Medal was awarded to the Sergeant for meritorious achievement while participating in aerial flight, and the Purple Heart for his Heroism and ultimate sacrifice.