William C Weiner
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
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2Lt William C Weiner Purple Heart
Michel Beckers WW2CRASHSITERESEARCH
Shot down by fighters on a mission to Romilly-sur-Seine airfield, FR on 6 Feb 1944 in B-17G #42-38015. Exploded in mid-air and crashed near Pisseleux. KIA.
Eye witness account: The first German gighter scored a dire
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Unit: 96th Bomb Group 338th Bomb Squadron
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Died |
6 February 1944 | ||
Born |
Brooklyn, New York, USA | ||
Buried |
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Other Killed in Action (KIA) |
France | 6 February 1944 |
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 2342 / MACR 2342, Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces; Snetterton Heath pg 90 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database