Joseph Frank Wehner
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Joseph Frank "Fritz" Wehner (20 September 1895 – 18 September 1918) was an American fighter pilot and wingman to Frank Luke. He was born in Roxbury, Massachusetts on 20 September 1895. He attended the Phillips Exeter Academy in Exeter, New Hampshire and was working for the YMCA in Berlin, Germany when war was declared. He was accused of treason, but after an investigation was permitted to rejoin his unit, the 27th pursuit squadron under Harold Hartney.
He was an ace with 6 victories recorded, before being shot down and killed by Luftstreitkräfte ace Georg von Hantlemann on 18 September 1918. He was awarded the Distinguished Service Cross twice, the second time with Oak Leaf clusters during his brief career.[1]
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