William George Lilienthal Jr
Military ROLL OF HONOURShot down 1 December 1943 in B-17 #42-30803. Killed in Action (KIA).
#42-30803 - B-17F-70-BO
Group
Squadron
Sq Code
A/C Code
92BG 325BS
MIA
1943-12-01 - MACR #: 1387
Notes
42-30803 Delivered: Dallas 30/7/43; Gore 31/7/43; Dallas 3/8/43; Assigned: 325BS/92BG [NV-O] Podington 27/9/43; MIA Leverkusen 1/12/43 Pilot: George Hale, Co-Pilot: Everett Smith, Navigator: Jim Kelly, Bombardier: Paul Hughes, Engineer / Top Turret Gunner: Ralph Anderson, Radio Operator: Frank Lockman, Ball Turret Gunner: Lou Madison, Waist Gunner: Bill lilienthal, Waist Gunner: Lloyd Quarles (9KIA), Tail Gunner: Don Wilson (POW); flak knocked off ball turret and set #2 on fire, ship exploded & crashed elsig, near Frauenberg, 22 miles SW of Cologne, Germany. MACR 1387.
Source:
B-17 Master Log - Dave Osbourne
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Units served with
![B-17 Flying Fortresses of the 92nd Bomb Group fly in formation over countryside. The aircraft, from left to right, are B-17G (NV-P, serial number 44-8354), B-17G (NV-U, serial number 42-97288) nicknamed "Flag Ship" and an unknown B-17G (NV-E) from the 325th Bomb Squadron. Image stamped on reverse: 'The R.L. Cavanagh Photo Collection' [stamp]. Handwritten caption on reverse: '48354, Little Runt. PFF.' [Caption refers to another B-17 nicknamed"Little Runt" either B-17G (NV-P, serial number 42-97515) or B-17](https://assets.americanairmuseum.com/s3fs-public/styles/teaser_thumb_x2/public/freeman/media-379200.jpg.webp?itok=MbsLLiLg)
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 92nd Bomb Group 325th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 92nd Bomb Group 325th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 92nd Bomb Group 325th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Bombardier
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 92nd Bomb Group 325th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 92nd Bomb Group 325th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator, Radio Operator Gunner
Missions
- Date: 1 December 1943
Places
![A bomber crew of the 92nd Bomb Group return to Podington following a mission flying B-17 Flying Fortresses to Wittenberg. A B-17 Flying Fortress (NV-K, serial number 42-29994) is visible in the background. Image stamped on reverse: 'Passed for Publication 23 Feb 1945' [stamp]. ' News Chronicle Copyright Picture' [stamp]. Printed caption on reverse: 'Crew back from Wittenberg.'](https://assets.americanairmuseum.com/s3fs-public/styles/teaser_thumb_x2/public/freeman/media-379172.jpg.webp?itok=G7D0FciD)
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Brooklyn, New York | 24 July 1920 | William George Lilienthal Jr was born in Brooklyn, NY to parents; William George Lilienthal and Anna V. Lilienthal. Born the eldest of eight children. |
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Died |
1 December 1943 | William George Lilienthal Jr was mistakenly reported as S/Sgt. William C. Lilienthal Jr on some of his military records. He was killed in action as a member of the 325th Bomb Squadron, 92nd Bomb Group while flying over Solingen, Germany on December 1st, 1943. |
Revisions
Added a "-" to the A/C serial number in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity.
An Uncle that I never met but heard much about through my mother, Anna May Lilienthal Sheldon. I gathered the following information while researching his military service.
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 1387