William R Blakeney Jr
Military
Rear L-R: T/Sgt Seymour Berman, 2Lt Elmer P Israelson, 1Lt. Quentin J Gorman, 2Lt Raymond Hofmann, 2Lt Carroll Binder Jr
Front L-R: Sgt John B Galloway, Sgt Ollie G Crenshaw, Sgt Bob Jensen, Sgt James O Williams, T/Sgt William R Blakeney Jr.
Object Number - UPL 37453 - "Lt. Gorman and crew of the 358th Bomb Squadron, 303rd Bomb Group, in front of a Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress. England, 2 March 1944." Rear L-R:...
B-17G #42-32037 returned to base without the tail gunner after the tail gunners compartment was shot off by flak on a mission to Hamm, GR on 23 Mar 1944. RTD. Shot down 24 April 1944 in B-17 #4231669 'Shoo Shoo Baby. ' Crashed in Switzerland. Interned.
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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
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Other RTD |
23 March 1944 | ||
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Born |
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Other Interned (INT) |
Germany | 24 April 1944 |
Revisions
MACR 3545 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 4270 / MACR 4270, Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database
