In Memoriam

ROBERT P WIESNETH

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Wiesneth, Robert Paul
Louisville, NE
USAF
1LT

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9/9/1942

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10/12/1968
9/11/1969
9/11/1969

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South Vietnam
Pleiku
YA859457
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Not Listed
C-7B 62-4187

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1115 = Pilot
537TH TAC ALFT SQDN, 483RD TAC ALFT WING, 7TH AF
Distinguished Flying Cross
Purple Heart
Air Medal
Glendale Cemetery, Louisville, NE
Casualty codes: A3-B-1
A3 = Hostile, died while missing
B = Air loss or crash over land
1 = Fixed Wing - Pilot
Recovered.
Identified 09/16/1969.
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Shot Down 2 Km South-Southeast Of Plei Djereng Afld (New) 11Sep69.

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