William T Blakesley

Military ROLL OF HONOUR

Plane exploded over N. Atlantic after takeoff from Gander en route to Prestwick, Scotland.

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Units served with

Official insignia of the 306th Bomb Group, approved 6 January 1943, and updated 2 October 1951.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 306th Bomb Group 423rd Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Died

5 September 1942 Commemorated on the Wall of the Missing, New York Memorial

Born

Revisions

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Contributorjmoore43
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Added " / " in the "Role/job" field as a separator to aid readability.

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ContributorLee8thbuff
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Lee Cunningham 21-Oct-2014 "Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces" Stan Bishop & John A. Hey; National Archives Records Administration (NARA) WWII Enlistment Records.

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Losses of the 8th and 9th AF by Bishop and Hey p. 30