William E Cherry
Military ROLL OF HONOURShot down 4-Mar-1943 in B-17 42-5129 while serving as Engineer/Top Turret Gunner. 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
- Unit: 306th Bomb Group 368th Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 4 March 1943
Places
![A bomber crew of the 306th Bomb Group wave to Picture Post Girls in front of a B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 41-24471) nicknamed "Four of a Kind" at Thurleigh in December 1942. Image stamped on reverse: '"Picture Post" [stamp], 'Passed for Publication 11 Dec 1942.' [stamp], '238038.' [Censor no.] Handwritten in censor's blue pencil on reverse: 'American Flying Fortress crew are introduced to the girls they will meet at Picture Post Xmas Party.'](https://assets.americanairmuseum.com/s3fs-public/styles/teaser_thumb_x2/public/freeman/media-379028.jpg.webp?itok=6Gc6iR0j)
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Bedford
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Illinois | ||
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Other Killed in Action (KIA) |
North Sea | 4 March 1943 | Aircraft shot down by German fighters into the North Sea. His remains were never recovered. |
Revisions
ContributorLee8thbuff
Changes
Sources
Lee Cunningham 13-Nov-2014. Missing AIr Crew Report (MACR 2749; American Battle Monuments Commission (ABMC).
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 2749 / MACR 2749, Losses of the 8th and 9th AFs Vol. I by Bishop and Hey, p. 88 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database