William J Seufert

Military ROLL OF HONOUR

Shot down on fifth mission 20 June 1944 in B-24 #4440112 'Flak Happy. ' Plane crashed into Baltic. Body never recovered. Killed in Action (KIA). Declared dead 21 June 1945.



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A Swedish Soldier guards a B-24 Liberator (serial number 44-40159) nicknamed "Boulder Buff" of the 492nd Bomb Group that has landed in Sweden.

492nd Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

44-40112

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: Flak Happy
  • Unit: 492nd Bomb Group 856th Bomb Squadron

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Event Location Date Description

Born

Cincinnati, Ohio 26 January 1923

Died

20 June 1944

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / sister, Rose Seufert Sicking; Roll of Honor