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Personal info

Full name
WIMETT, Theron Serrill
Date of birth
2 November 1919
Age
25
Place of birth
Bridport, Addison County, Vermont
Hometown
Addison County, Vermont

Military service

Service number
11038448
Rank
Staff Sergeant
Function
Left Waist Gunner
Unit
853rd Bombardment Squadron,
491st Bombardment Group, Heavy
Awards
Purple Heart,
Air Medal with 3 Oak Leaf Clusters

Death

Status
Finding of Death
Date of death
17 January 1945
Place of death
1 Km Northeast of Meckelfeld, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Ardennes
Plot Row Grave
B 12 20

Immediate family

Members
Eddie A. Wimett (father)
Grace S. (Gardner) Wimett (mother)
Kenneth E. Wimett (brother)
Viola G. Wimett (sister)
Elizabeth (Nadeau) Wimett (wife)
William E. Wimett (son)
Robert N. Wimett (son)
Peter N. Wimett (son)
David Wimett (son)

Plane data

Serial number
42-51481
Data
Type: B-24G
Destination: Hamburg, Germany
Mission: Bombing
MACR: 11735

More information

Information received at interrogation:
a/c (bar v) 481, was observed to be hit by flak over Hamburg at 1211 hours between number 3 and number 4 engines. Immediately thereafter the wing broke off between these two engines and the a/c went into a flat spin and exploded, one chute observed.

Source of information: Dennis and Gerda Hermsen, Terry Hirsch, Astrid van Erp, WWIIMemorial.com, NARA - MACR, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / Vermont Birth Record / Family Tree

Photo source: Dennis and Gerda Hermsen, www.findagrave.com - Glenna Gardner Wimett