William Mallory

Military ROLL OF HONOUR
media-7409.jpeg UPL 7409 Crew #730
Adam Wunderlich Crew
466th BG - 787th BS
B-24E-20-FO #42-7193 "Alma-Mi-Amor" - 212 Combat Crew Training Squadron (stateside)

Standing Left to Right: Robert Borst (B), Adam Wunderlich (P), Russell Olson (CP), Milton Debkin (N)

Kneeling LEft to Right: Harry R. Thomas (TTG), Charles E. Thompson (FE), Frank C. Church (R/O), Ralph W. Fleming (BTG), William Mallory (TG), William C. Myers (NG)

Everyone on this crew except for Borst were KIA when their aircraft, B-24H-25-FO #42-95084 "Bird Dog" crashed shortly after takeoff on 13 July 1944. It was bad weather and the aircraft appears to be in a spin when it hit the ground 12 miles ESE or Rackheath. Borst was away at DR Navigation school.

Attlebridge Arsenal - Brassfield & Wassom

Object Number - UPL 7409 - Crew #730 Adam Wunderlich Crew 466th BG - 787th BS B-24E-20-FO #42-7193 "Alma-Mi-Amor" - 212 Combat Crew Training Squadron...

KIA while taking off on 3rd combat mission on 13 July 1944 in very bad weather on B-24 "Bird Dog" that was one of the last planes to take off. Appeared that they spun in on instruments, coming down in the Rackheath area, 12 miles ESE

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Units served with

Three little girls hold up a balloon celebrating the 100th mission of the 466th Bomb Group in front of a B-24 Liberator (serial number 42-95592) nicknamed "Black Cat". Handwritten caption on reverse: 'On our 100 Mission party Day- 18 Aug 1944, Attlebridge, 466th- wouldn't it be something if we could identify these girls? How could I do it?'
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 466th Bomb Group 787th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-817869
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: Bird Dog
  • Unit: 466th Bomb Group 785th Bomb Squadron

Places

Aerial photograph of Attlebridge airfield, looking north, the fuel store and a T2 hangar are in the upper centre, 31 January 1946. Photograph taken by No. 90 Squadron, sortie number RAF/3G/TUD/UK/51. English Heritage (RAF Photography).
  • Site type: Airfield
  • Known as: Attlebridge Arsenal, Station 120

Events

Event Location Date Description

Enlisted

3 August 1942

Died

Tunstall, Norwich, Norfolk NR13, UK 13 July 1944

Buried

Plot C Row 1 Grave 9 Cambridge American Cemetery Cambridge, England
Franklin County, OH, USA

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Combat Sup, p. 273 / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia

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