William B Murray

Military ROLL OF HONOUR

Shot down by fighters and crashed SE of Oldenburg after seven crewmembers baled out on a mission to Klein Machow, Berlin on 6 Mar 1944 in B-17F #42-30799 'Big Ass Bird II'. Killed in Action (KIA).

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Three airmen of the 100th Bomb Group, Lieutenant Kenneth Menzie, Lieutenant Donald Strout and Lieutenant Norman Scott, plan the route they will take during the next mission in their B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 42-30380). Image stamped on reverse: 'Reviewed and passed U.S. Army 23 Aug 1943 Press Censor E.T.O. U.S.A.' [stamp]'. Passed for publication 23 August 1943 INTLD 16 General Section Press Censorship Bureau '[stamp], 'Associated Press' [stamp] and '280035.' [Censor no.] Printed caption on reve

100th Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

42-30799

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Big Ass Bird ll
  • Unit: 100th Bomb Group 349th Bomb Squadron

Missions

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Events

Event Location Date Description

Died

Killed in Action (KIA)

Germany 6 March 1944

Revisions

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Updated the location of the "KIA" event per WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).

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Added S/N per info on the 100th BG website.

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Added an Association to the 100th BG, the parent bomb group of the 349th, 350th, 351st & 418th Bomb Squadrons & the 412th Air Service group.

Added an Association to “Thorpe Abbotts”, the home base of the 100th BG.

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 3017 / MACR 3017, Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database