William Barney Whitlow
Military
Les amis du réseau Comète
Object Number - UPL 39129 - S/Sgt Thomas N Ennis
Shot down 10 October 1943 in B-17 #423539. Evaded. Shot down Near Holten in Holland Whitlow with his Tech Sgt John Ashcroft escaped through Holland, Belgium, France and Spain and made it back from Gibraltar to England by air on 4 January 1944. Back at Great Ashfield on January 6 1944. See the page with full details about the plane, crew and Whitlow's evasion at https://www.evasioncomete.be/fwhitlowb.html
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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: 385th Bomb Group 550th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 38200176
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator/Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 385th Bomb Group 549th Bomb Squadron 550th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 14065320 and O-802528
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 385th Bomb Group 550th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 385th Bomb Group 550th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 385th Bomb Group 550th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Michigan Air Force
- Unit: 385th Bomb Group 549th Bomb Squadron 550th Bomb Squadron
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Born |
8 June 1918 | Monkey's Eyebrow, Paducah County, Kentucky | |
|
Other Bailed out |
10 October 1943 | of B-17 #42-3539 over The Netherlands | |
|
Other Evaded capture |
10 October 1943 - 31 December 1943 | helped by Dutch, Belgian and French citizens and members of the Resistance | |
|
Died |
10 March 1995 | Roseville, Californie, USA | |
| Jackson, Michigan, USA |
Revisions
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 826 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database
