Wales, Dennis G. – ww2 Europe

Name and Rank, First Lieutenant Dennis G. Wales.

Unit/Placed in, 776th Bomber Squadron, 464th Bomber Group (Heavy).

Dennis was born approx. on 1922 in Canada.

Father, Gilbert Wales.

Mother, Beatrice Wales.

Both parents were born in England.

Brother, Lawrence Walker.

Dennis entered the service from Washington with service number # O-762842.

Dennis G. Wales was a Radar Operator in the 776th Bomber Squadron.

Dennis Crew-members and their position on-board the plane a B-24 were,

1st Lt. Paul O. Nower Pilot

2nd Lt. Robert S. Crabtree Co Pilot

2nd Lt. Calvin E. Cunningham Bombardier

2nd Lt. Vincent L. Nagle Navigator

1st Lt. Dennis G. Wales Radio Operator

S/Sgt. Daniel E. Richie Engineerr

S/Sgt. Milton H. Solof Radio Operator

Sgt Joseph J. Nix Nose Gunner.

Sgt. Stephen J. Berceli Turret Gunner

Sgt. Peter Caryga Left Waist Gunner

Sgt. Joseph S. Watt Right Waist Gunner

Dennis was KIA not sure way the plane crashed, (enemy fighters, Flak or weather on Nov. 15, 1944, and he is honored with the Purple Heart, Combat Action Ribbon, Good Conduct Medal, American Campaign Medal, Navy & Marine Presidential Unit Citation, European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal, WW II Victory Medal.

Dennis is buried at Sicily-Rome American Cemetery and Memorial, Nettuno, Provincia di Roma, Lazio, Italy.

Tablets of the Missing.

Thanks to http://464th.jkhathaway.org/

Jean Louis Vijgen, ww2-Pacific.com and ww2-europe.com.

Air Force Info, Rolland Swank.

ABMC Website, https://abmc.gov

Marines Info, https://missingmarines.com/ Geoffrey Roecker

Seabees History Bob Smith https://seabeehf.org/

Navy Info, http://navylog.navymemorial.org

POW Info, http://www.mansell.com Dwight Rider and Wes injerd.

Philippine Info, http://www.philippine-scouts.org/ Robert Capistrano

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