William Albert Armstrong
MilitaryAssigned to 615BS, 401BG, 8AF USAAF. 29 x combat missions. Bill Trimble crew. Failed to Return (FTR) Bordeaux-Mérignac airfield in B-17 42-40002 19-Jun-44; force landed Le Pouyau. Evaded capture (EVD) - MACR 6001. Liberated at Angoulême, France on 1 September 1944.
See the page with details about his evasion at
https://www.evasioncomete.be/farmstrwa.html
Awards: AM, PH, WWII Victory, EAME (1 x Battle Star).
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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: 401st Bomb Group 615th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-36895
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant Colonel
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Breezing Home
- Unit: 401st Bomb Group 615th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Benefield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
22 July 1911 | Mount Ayr, Ringgold County, Iowa, United States | |
Other Evaded |
Le Pouyau, France | 19 June 1944 - 1 September 1944 | Failed to Return (FTR) Bordeaux-Mérignac airfield in B-17 42-40002 19-Jun-44; force landed Le Pouyau. Evaded capture (EVD) MACR 6001 |
Based |
Deenethorpe | 19 June 1944 | Assigned to 615BS, 401BG, 8AF USAAF. |
Saint Joseph, Missouri, USA | |||
Died |
Saint Joseph, Missouri, USA |
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 6001 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database