William Gross Mock Jr
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
Object Number - UPL 80192 - 2nd Lt William G. Mock Jr
William Mock was Navigator on B-17 42-38033 "Man O'War" shot down by fighters on return from the 20-Mar-44 mission to Frankfurt. Crashed near Breuil, 20km NW of Reims, France. Killed in Action (KIA).
Awards: AM PH.
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Units served with
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 401st Bomb Group 612th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 11130671
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Waist Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 401st Bomb Group 612th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 35258973 at enlistment, then O-688595
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Bombardier
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 401st Bomb Group 612th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 34613370
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 401st Bomb Group 612th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 39125747
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
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Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Savannah, Georgia | 2 July 1920 | BornSavannah, Georgia |
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Died Killed in Action (KIA) |
Breuil, France | 20 March 1944 | Reported to have been shot by German fighters while parachutingBreuil, France |
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Buried |
Communal cemetery of Courlandon, France | 21 March 1944 | Interred in the communal cemetery of Courlandon, France |
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Buried |
Epinal American Cemetery and Memorial Epinal, Departement des Vosges, Lorraine, France | 1 January 1948 | Re-InterredEpinal American Cemetery and MemorialEpinal, Departement des Vosges, Lorraine, France |
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Enlisted |
Atlanta, Georgia | 31 July 1942 | EnlistedAtlanta, Georgia |
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Other Training |
Selman Field, Louisiana | Completed speciality trainingSelman Field, Louisiana |
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 3332, Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces