William R Wales
MilitaryAssigned to 76TC Sqn 435TC Group, 9AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) resupply mission to Marcouray, Belgium in C-47B 43-48407 hit by ground fire and 88mm flak on run into DZ, after being hit, pulled A/C up and out of formation with smoke and flames pouring from the cockpit to allow crew to bale out. Killed in Action (KIA). MACR 10695.
Awards: PH.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Troop Carrier
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: C-47 Skytrain
- Unit: 434th Troop Carrier Group 76th Troop Carrier Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Welford Park
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Enlisted |
Trenton, NJ, USA | 7 April 1942 | |
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Died |
6987 Marcouray, Belgium | 23 December 1944 | Failed to Return (FTR) resupply mission to Marcouray, Belgium in C-47B 43-48407 hit by ground fire and 88mm flak on run into DZ, after being hit, pulled A/C up and out of formation with smoke and flames pouring from the cockpit to allow crew to bale out. KIA. MACR 10695. |
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Based |
Welford | 23 December 1944 | Assigned to 76TC Sqn 435TC Group, 9AF USAAF. |
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Born |
Middlesex County, NJ, USA | ||
| New Jersey, USA | |||
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Buried |
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