Rank and Name, Second Lieutenant Wayne J. Aberle.

Unit/Placed in on, 11^th Bomber Squadron, 7^th Bomber Group (Heavy).

Wayne is born in 1917 in Illinois.

Father, William H. Aberle.

Mother, Bessie G. (Gifford) Aberle.

Wayne enlisted the U.S.Army in Illinois with service number # 0-673004.

Wayne was KIA on Oct. 26, 1943,Second Lieutenant Wayne J. Aberle is honored with a  Purple Heart, Air Medal Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal and the WWII Victory Medal.

Wayne’s crew-members and their position on-board the plane a B-24 were;

2^nd Lt Herbert F. Hompe Pilot

2^nd Lt Gerald D. Dornbach Co Pilot

2^nd Lt Wayne J. Aberle Bomardier/Navigator

S/Sgt Morris Loren Engineer/Gunner

Wayne is buried/mentioned at Manila American Cemetery and Memorial  Manila, Metro Manila, National Capital Region, Philippines.

Wall of the missing.

Thanks to  http://wwistory.comw.cbi-h/part_i.html#25 Jean Louis Vijgen, ABMC,  https://abmc.gov Info P.O.W.

Wes Injerd, Dwight Rider: http://www.mansell.com/pow-index.html

NavyLog, http://navylog.navymemorial.org Philippine Scouts Heritage Society, Sean Conjenos, http://www.philippine-scouts.org/

Familysearch.com, https://www.familysearch.org Navy Marines Info Geoffrey Roecker, https://missingmarines.com/ Medals Info, http://www.honorstates.org Website, https://hendrikswebdesign.nl/