William Nyal Ferguson
MilitaryAssigned to 419BS, 301BG, 15AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) Blechhammer 2-Dec-44 in B-24 44-6186; Mechanical failure, ditched Adriatic Returned to Duty (RTD) MACR 10790.
Failed to Return (FTR) Castelfranco Veneto in B-24 44-6652 29-Dec-44; Shot down by flak, crashed Brizen. Prisoner of War (POW) MACR 10930
Awards: DFC, PH, POW, WWII Victory, EAME.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 301st Bomb Group 419th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 16030768 / O-813610
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
Places
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Dulag Luft Grosstychow Dulag 12
- Site type: Airfield
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Stalag Luft III, Sagan, Germany
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Tulsa, OK | 27 June 1917 | Son of John Russell Ferguson and Mary Lula [Scrogham] Ferguson. |
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Enlisted |
Clinton, MO | 25 November 1940 | Clinton, Missouri |
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Other Ditched RTD |
Adriatic Sea | 2 December 1944 | Failed to Return (FTR) Blechhammer 2-Dec-44. Mechanical failure, ditched Adriatic Returned to Duty (RTD) MACR 10790. |
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Other Baled out POW |
Brizen, Italy | 29 December 1944 | Failed to Return (FTR) Castelfranco Veneto in B-24 44-6652 29-Dec-44; Shot down by flak, crashed Brizen. Prisoner of War (POW) MACR 10930 |
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Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Zagan, Poland | 29 December 1944 | Prisoner of War (POW). Stalag Luft III. |
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Other Discharged USAAF |
17 December 1945 | Honourable discharge. | |
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Died |
Roach, MO | 13 April 2006 | |
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Buried |
Laurel Oak Cemetery Windsor, Henry County, MO | 17 April 2006 | Laurel Oak Cemetery Windsor, Henry County, Missouri |
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Based |
Lucera | 29 December 1944 | Assigned to 419BS, 301BG, 15AF USAAF. |
| Florence MO |
Revisions
ContributorAl_Skiff
Changes
Contributorjmoore43
Changes
Sources
Added a connection to the A/C #44-6652 listed in the A/C description.
Source: https://www.americanairmuseum.com/aircraft/15788