William F Vermillion
Military
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FRE 4655
Sergeant William Vermillion and Lieutenant Ralph Phillips of the 323rd Bomb Group with their B-26 Marauder Passed as censored 17 Aug 1943. Printed caption on reverse: 'A Bomber that has palyed[sic] a great part in the N. African and Sicilian campaigns and is now being used in large numbers in this country is the U.S. "Marauder". The Marauder has a speed of 350 [censor ammended to read '346'] m.p.h., arange[sic] of 2,000 miles, carries a bomb load of over a ton and is fitted with 8 calibre .50 guns. ... 17/8/43. O.P.S. Sergt. William Vermillion (S. Dakota) radio gunner, (on left) and Lt. Ralph Phillips, (Missouri) Navigator. The latter has his helmet decorated with a pattern of bombs.' Censor no: 279194. On reverse: Daily Sketch, US Army Press Censor ETO and US Army General Section Press & Censorship Bureau [Stamps].
Roger Freeman Collection
IWM, Roger Freeman Collection
Assigned to 455BS, 323BG, 9AF USAAF. 30 x missions. Failed to Return (FTR) mission to V-1 target near Devres, FR a direct flak hit near the left engine forced crew to bail-out. Prisoner of War (POW). MACR 2056.
Awards: POW, WWII Victory, EAME.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-26 Marauder
- Nicknames: Swamp Chicken
- Unit: 323rd Bomb Group 455th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Stalag Luft 4, Gross Tychow, Pomerania
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Westfield, IA | 19 July 1920 | Son of William T and Ethel [Sprague] Vermillion. |
Other Prisoner of War |
Tychowo, Poland | 5 February 1944 | Prisoner of War (POW). Stalag Luft IV. |
Other Shot down / baled out |
62240 Desvres, France | 5 February 1944 | Failed to Return (FTR) mission to V-1 target near Devres, FR a direct flak hit near the left engine forced crew to bail-out. POW. MACR 2056. |
Died |
Beresford, SD 57004, USA | 12 January 2015 | |
Buried |
Viborg, SD 57070, USA | 16 January 2015 | Rose Hill Cemetery Viborg Turner County South Dakota, USA |
Enlisted |
North Sioux City, SD 57049, USA | ||
Other Radio training |
Sioux Falls, SD, USA | Radio training at Sioux Falls Air Base. |
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Sources
Combat Chronology, Marauder Men, Losses of 9th AF / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia