William J Gaffney
Military ROLL OF HONOURJoined Sqd 6/17/43.
DS/Bengahzi 6/26/43.
Took part in Operation Tidal Wave, the raid on Ploesti on 1 August 1943, flying B-24 Liberator 42-40731.
Returned to base 8/26/43.
DS/Tunis 9/16/43.
Returned to base via ATC 10/8/43.
Caterpillar Club 2/28/44.
Shot down 8 April 1944 in B-24 42-110020. Killed in Action (KIA).
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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
Missions
- Date: 1 August 1943
- Official Description:
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Other Killed in Action (KIA) |
Germany | 8 April 1944 | |
Born |
Brooklyn, New York, USA | ||
Buried |
He is memorialized on the Walls of the Missing at Margraten |
Revisions
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / http://8thairforce.com/44thbg/search/perlastname.asp;
Ploesti Sortie Reports, 44th Bomb Group
Added a "-" to the A/C serial # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 3854 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database / Webb Todd; MACR 3854, Losses of the 8th and 9th AFs by Bishop and Hey p. 306