William E Burchell

Military

On the return from a mission to Augsburg, Germany on 16 Mar 1944 fighter attacks knocked out 3 engines on B-17G 42-39916 and the a/c crash-landed E of Le Treport, France. Prisoner of War. Was wounded in the hand and passed out. Didn't know plane had crashed.



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Units served with

The insignia of the 452nd Bomb Group.

452nd Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

42-39916

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 452nd Bomb Group 731st Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

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Prisoner of war

16 March 1944

Born

Portland, Oregon

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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 3194, Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces