William Franklin Wigger

WIGGER, William F., 2Lt., Pilot, Enlistment Service #: 17034349
Officer's Service #: O-663110

MISSING IN ACTION on 12 March 1943~POW~On Sea Sweep Bombing Mission off the
Coast of Tunisia, the plane was hit by the heavy barrage of anti-aircraft
fire, crashed into the water and exploded. All 5 crew members survived, but
they were captured by the enemy and held as Prisoners Of War.

May 1943~381stBS
Also, on the second of May, (1943) word was received from the German
Government that 1st Lt. Elwin F. Schrupp, Pilot; 2nd Lt. William F. Wigger,
Co-pilot; and Sgt. Edwin N. Nelson, Radio-Gunner were being held as prisoners of
war. They had been shot down on 12 March 43 while on a Sea Search off the
Tunisian Coast. The communication did not mention S/Sgt. William (NMI)
Follansbee, Bombardier, or Cpl. Robert R. Koehler, Gunner, the other members of
the crew.

A/C No. 41-13086 (MACR-? - shot down over target by AAA) (G)
P: Schrupp, Elwin F., 1Lt O-728115/17047334
CP: Wigger, William F., 2Lt O-663110/17034349
N:
B: Follansbee, William (NMI), S/Sgt 19056161
E:
R: Nelson, Edwin N., S/Sgt 37271588
G: Koehler, Robert R., Cpl 16068793

N:

World War II Army Enlistment Records, ARMY SERIAL NUMBER 17034349
NAME WIGGER WILLIAM F
RESIDENCE: STATE MISSOURI RESIDENCE: COUNTY MARION
PLACE OF ENLISTMENT JEFFERSON BARRACKS MISSOURI
DATE OF ENLISTMENT 17 Dec. 1941
Aviation Cadet Air Corps
BRANCH: ARMY Air Corps
NATIVITY MISSOURI
YEAR OF BIRTH 20 RACE AND CITIZENSHIP White, citizen

EDUCATION 6/ 2 years of college

World War II Prisoners of War, SERIAL NUMBER O&663110
NAME WIGGER WILLIAM F LT Second Lieutenant
ARMY Air Corps DATE REPORT: 12 March, 1943
STATE OF RESIDENCE Missouri
PARENT UNIT NUMBER 310 BG North African Theatre: Tunisia
LATEST REPORT DATE: 21 July, 1945
Returned to Military Control, Liberated or Repatriated DETAINING POWER GERMANY
CAMP Stalag 7A Moosburg Bavaria 48-12
(Work Camps 3324-46 Krumbachstrasse 48011, Work Camp 3368 Munich 48-11)

REP POW TRANSPORT SHIPS

Newspaper: Salina Journal, The
Publication: 17 Dec 1959 - Salina, Kansas

Lt. Col. William F. Wigger's assignment to Schilling AFB

Newspaper: Tucson Daily Citizen
Publication: 28 Sep 1961 - Tucson, Arizona
"Moving is Fun, But Unpacking is a Chore"

Mrs. Wigger on Moving so many times

Names their Children

Newspaper: Yuma Daily Sun And The Yuma Arizona Sentinel, The
Publication: 2 Jul 1962 - Yuma, Arizona
"Col. W.F. Wigger Dies at the Age of 41"
Birth: 14 Aug 1920 Death: 30 Jun 1962 - Hannibal, Marion, Missouri, USA

William F Wigger