William F Mineer
Military
photo acquired from the Stichting Missing Airmen Memorial Foundation
Object Number - UPL 65065 - William Mineer, Dutch Resistance photo
On a mission to Erkner Berlin on 8 Mar 1944, B-24J 42-99975 'The Latrine Rumor' "YANKEE REBEL HARMONY" after being hit by anti-aircraft flak and other fire. made a forced landing near Wartena, Holland. hitting a windmill that crushed the nose section. Evaded.
Returned home at the end of the war.
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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
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 389th Bomb Group 564th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Nose Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 389th Bomb Group 564th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 33476931
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: waist gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 389th Bomb Group 564th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-683019
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 389th Bomb Group 564th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-933195
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 389th Bomb Group 564th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: Yankee Rebel Harmony; The Latrine Rumor
- Unit: 389th Bomb Group 564th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Born |
31 October 1914 | ||
|
Other MIA (Dutch Underground) - Evaded Capture |
8 March 1944 | ||
|
Died |
20 July 1999 |
Revisions
United States Army Air Corps, Four Engine Bomber Training, Pueblo, Colorado, 1943.
photo acquired from the Stichting Missing Airmen Memorial Foundation
photo acquired from the Stichting Missing Airmen Memorial Foundation
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 2958 / MACR 2958, Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database
