William H Connelley
MilitaryStaff Sergeant William H. Connelley in United States Army Air Forces, was captured by German forces after his plane (B-17 #42-30804) was shot down on “Black Thursday” October 14, 1943. He was held as a Prisoner of War in Stalag 17B near Krems, Austria until the end of hostilities in May 1945.
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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: 305th Bomb Group 365th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
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Added a "-" to the A/C tail # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 922