William Chraniuk
Military
303rd Bomb Group web page & personal family albums.
Object Number - UPL 37813 - Ole George #42-31574 (358BS) VK-G 41st CBW High (358BS) - Pilot Maj R.H. Cole / CoPilot 1Lt B.M. Goolsby (Back L-R) 1Lt B.M. Goolsby (CP), Maj R.H....
Assigned to 359BS, 303BG, 8AF USAAF. 33 x combat missions. ETD
Awards: DFC, AM (3OLC), WWII Victory, EAME (2 x Battle Stars).
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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
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 359th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 18079869 / O-?
- Highest Rank: Captain
- Role/Job: Pilot
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Bayonne, NJ | 15 February 1921 | |
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Enlisted |
29 October 1969 | ||
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Other Discharged USAF |
31 December 1973 | Honourable discharge. | |
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Died |
Brooklyn, NY | 23 February 1998 | |
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Buried |
Mount Lebanon Cemetery Glendale, Queens County, NY | 26 February 1998 | Mount Lebanon Cemetery Glendale, Queens County, New York |
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Based |
Molesworth | Assigned to 359BS, 303BG, 8AF USAAF. | |
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Enlisted |
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Other Discharged USAAF |
Honourable discharge. |
Revisions
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Roster
