William F McCauley

Military

Shot down by rocket fire from fighters and crashed near Langenfield, GR on a mission to Gotha, GR on 24 Feb 1944 in B-24D 42-40619. Prisoner of War (POW). 

 

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Units served with

The insignia of the 389th Bomb Group.

389th Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

42-40619

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Unit: 389th Bomb Group 566th Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Prisoner of war

24 February 1944

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 2938, Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces