Billy Bruce Freeman
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
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UPL 28076
"Lt Holland and crew of the 92nd Bomb Group beside the Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress 'Sharon Belle'. England, 2 October 1943."
L-R: Unkn, Unkn, T/Sgt Charles E Slayton, F/O Leighton D Patterson, Unkn, William "Billy Murray" Holland, Lt Col Charles J Kelly, Unkn, S/Sgt Billy B Freeman, Sgt Harry A Scott.
L-R: Unkn, Unkn, T/Sgt Charles E Slayton, F/O Leighton D Patterson, Unkn, William "Billy Murray" Holland, Lt Col Charles J Kelly, Unkn, S/Sgt Billy B Freeman, Sgt Harry A Scott.
Operational mission to Solingen in B-17F 42-30408 'Sharon Belle', mission was scrubbed due to weather, A/C was seen to explode at the nose, crashed near Astwell Castle with all crew lost, including Billy, 30-Nov-43. Killed in Action (KIA).
Awards: AM, PH.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 92nd Bomb Group 327th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 18058400 / O-663914
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Sharon Belle
- Unit: 92nd Bomb Group 327th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Bellevue, KY | 4 February 1920 | Next of Kin on draft registration - H W Freeman. |
Enlisted |
Fort Thomas, Newport, KY | 29 October 1941 | |
Died |
Astwell Castle Farm, UK | 30 November 1943 | Solingen mission in B-17F 42-30408 'Sharon Belle'; A/C was seen to explode at the nose, crashed near Astwell Castle with all crew lost, 30-Nov-43. KIA. |
Dayton, KY | |||
Based |
Podington | 30 November 1943 | Assigned to 327BS, 92BG, 8AF USAAF. |
Based |
Podington | 30 November 1943 | Assigned to 327BS, 92BG, 8AF USAAF. |
Buried |
Zachary Taylor National Cemetery, KY | Re-Interred Zachary Taylor National Cemetery Louisville, Jefferson County, KY |
Revisions
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Sources
Combat Chronology, Losses of Eighth and Ninth Air Forces Vol I by Bishop & Hey p. 394-5 / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia