William S Waltman

Military

Shot down 19 May 1944 in B-17 #4297290 'Smiling Sandy Sanchez. ' Crashed in Sweden. Interned. . After returning to squadron crashed at Willingsdorf on 10/7/44 in B-17F # 44-6482 Prisoner of War (POW)

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Units served with

The insignia of the 95th Bomb Group.

95th Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

42-97290

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Smilin' Sandy Sanchez
  • Unit: 398th Bomb Group 95th Bomb Group 334th Bomb Squadron

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 4928 and MACR 9559