William D Barton

Military

He flew on Joseph Belser crew. Reported to group on 23 Apr 1943. He was shot down while flying on Lt. Roy C. Ranck, Jr. 's crew. Shot down 9 October 1943 in B-17 #42-37718. POW at Stalag 17B Braunau Gneikendorf Near Krems Austria 48-15.



POW, AM 4OLC,

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Units served with

Official insignia of the 306th Bomb Group, approved 6 January 1943, and updated 2 October 1951.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 306th Bomb Group 368th Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Oak Park, Illinois, USA

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Poland 9 October 1943

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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 870 / MACR 870, First Over Germany pg. 163-164, NARA, / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database / http://www.306bg.org/crewphotos/Crew%20Pictures%20Adam-Rector/Crew%20Pi…