William Nabinger
MilitaryAssigned to 815BS, 483BG, 15AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) Blechhammer in B-17 42-38213; flak destroyed nose of A/C Killed in Action (KIA) MACR 6519
Awards: PH.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Fifteenth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Fifteenth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 483rd Bomb Group 815th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 18194968
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Waist Gunner
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
Hallstead, PA | 11 October 1921 | Son of Tracy Elton and Anna J [O'Donnell] Nabinger. |
Enlisted |
Binghamton, NY | 23 September 1942 | Binghamton, New York |
Died |
Blechhammer, Germany | 7 July 1944 | Failed to Return (FTR) Blechhammer in B-17 42-38213; flak destroyed nose of A/C Killed in Action (KIA) MACR 6519 |
Buried |
Zachary Taylor National Cemetery Louisville, Jefferson County, KY | Zachary Taylor National Cemetery Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky | |
Based |
Amendola | 7 July 1944 | Assigned to 815BS, 483BG, 15AF USAAF. |
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