Willard F Laney
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
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UPL 25758
42-30301 "Idiot's Delight"
Back, L-R Wolfe, Crimmins, Laney, Rhoads, Gruneisen, Sikes Front, L-R Lightfoot, Milton, Gerrits, Stokes Hutchinson & Cortright
Back, L-R Wolfe, Crimmins, Laney, Rhoads, Gruneisen, Sikes Front, L-R Lightfoot, Milton, Gerrits, Stokes Hutchinson & Cortright
Hutchinson & Cortright
Shot down in Channel in B-17 #42-30301, Killed in Action (KIA).
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Idiots Delight
- Unit: 447th Bomb Group 94th Bomb Group 710th Bomb Squadron
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Died |
19 June 1944 | ||
Born |
Los Angeles, California, USA | ||
Other Killed in Action (KIA) |
English Channel | 19 June 1944 |
Revisions
Contributorjmoore43
Changes
Sources
Added a "-" to the A/C tail # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 5901 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database / Unit History Roster, Enlisted Men of the 710th Squadron MACR 5901