William M Bracken
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
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Object Number - UPL 51280 - The Keystone Mama (42-97455) Nichols Crew, 401st BS, 91st BG
Assigned to 401BS, 91BG, 8AF USAAF. Shot down 19-May-44 in B-17 42-97455 'Keystone Mama. ' Killed in Action (KIA).
Awards: AM (2OLC), PH.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 91st Bomb Group 401st Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: The Keystone Mama
- Unit: 91st Bomb Group 401st Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Ossining, New York | 11 February 1923 | BornOssining, New York |
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Enlisted |
New York City, New York | 2 November 1942 | EnlistedNew York City, New York |
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Other |
29 January 1943 | Called to active duty | |
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Died Killed in Action (KIA) |
Hennigsdorf, Germany | 19 May 1944 | Killed in Action (KIA)Hennigsdorf, Germany |
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Buried |
Saint Augustine Cemetery Ossining, New York | Re-InterredSaint Augustine CemeteryOssining, New York |
Revisions
https://www.fold3.com/image/672141090
https://catalog.archives.gov/id/138706542
https://www.fold3.com/record/83638785/william-m-bracken-us-wwii-army-enlistment-records-1938-1946
https://www.fold3.com/image/320926487/bracken-william-m-page-1-us-headstone-applications-1925-1963
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/205546701/william_m-bracken
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 4829 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database