William Joseph Nemecek
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
Co-Pilot
John H. Wunder Crew- Crew #427
466th BG - 784th BS - 8th AF
KIA - 21 June 1944
Object Number - UPL 57535 - William Joseph Nemecek Co-Pilot John H. Wunder Crew- Crew #427 466th BG - 784th BS - 8th AF KIA - 21 June 1944
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
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 466th Bomb Group 784th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-693444
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Unit: 466th Bomb Group
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Attlebridge Arsenal, Station 120
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Monroe, New York | 23 June 1922 | |
| Dumont, NJ, USA | 30 June 1942 | 44 Depew Street Worked for Brewster Aeronautical Corp at the Newark Airport | |
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Enlisted |
Nashville, TN, USA | 7 March 1943 | |
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Died |
Attlebridge, Norwich, Norfolk NR9, UK | 21 June 1944 | KIA when his B-24H-25-FO #42-95161 crashed just after takeoff with a full load of incendiary bombs. |
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Buried |
Cambridge American Cemetery | 25 June 1944 | Cambridge American Cemetery and Memorial Coton South Cambridgeshire District Cambridgeshire, England Plot: Plot C Row 2 Grave 40 |
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Sources
Combat Sup / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia
