William Marvin Scales Jr
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
Edited bomb group and squadron
Object Number - UPL 56762 - William M Scales Jnr 398th BG 601st squadron with his wife Dorothy Mikkelson later Moshier
Assigned to 601BS, 398BG, 8AF USAAF. Died in Action 24-Dec-44.
Awards: PH.
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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
- Nicknames: Queenie
Places
- Site type: Cemetery
- Known as: Cambridge American Military Cemetery
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Little Rock, AR | 3 June 1919 | Son of William M Scales Sr. Brother Charles E Scales |
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Other Marriage |
Kirtland Field, Albuqueque | 1 April 1944 | Married Dorothy Mikkelson. |
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Died |
24 December 1944 | Died from Anoxia whilst on mission | |
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Buried |
Cambridge American Cemetery | 25 December 1944 | Cambridge American Cemetery Coton, Cambs, UK Plot F Row 2 Grave 114 |
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Based |
Nuthampstead | 24 December 1944 | Assigned to 601BS, 398BG, 8AF USAAF. |
Revisions
ContributorBill braisher
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Updated with nickname after info received from his widows family.
ContributorBill braisher
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Details taken from obituary of Dorothy Moshier nee scales,nee mikkelson Gilbertsonfuneralhome.com
ContributorAl_Skiff
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ContributorBill braisher
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Updated details for Willam scales with information supplied by the family of Dorothy Mikkelson
ContributorAAM
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Combat Chronology / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia
