William H Binnebose Jr
Military
Object Number - UPL 7276 - William H Binnebose, Jr., Right Waist Gunner, 42-30274, "Our Bay-Bee", 95th BG
Served 3 March 1942-1 January 1946. Flew 9 missions, not all on Our Bay-Bee. WIA 26 Jul 1943 B-17 #42-30274. Shot down 17 August 1943 in B-17 #42-30274 'Our Bay-Bee', Prisoner of War (POW). Stalag 17B, Krems. Also wounded while POW, shot when 2 other prisoners (Ralph Lavoie and Jim Proakis) attempted to escape.
Air Medal/ Purple Heart/ Prisoner of War/ Presidential Unit Citation.
See the Baker crew page at http://www.aircrewremembered.com/gallery/index.php?/category/6
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- 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: 95th Bomb Group 334th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 34124195
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: waist gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 95th Bomb Group 334th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-736458
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 95th Bomb Group 334th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 33093733
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 95th Bomb Group 334th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 35213248
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 95th Bomb Group 334th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Our Bay-Bee
- Unit: 95th Bomb Group 334th Bomb Squadron 335th Bomb Squadron
Missions
![Regensburg, after being bombed by B-17 Flying Fortresses of the 385th Bomb Group, 17 August 1943. Official caption on image: "(O-5-1-385)(17-8-43)(30171-6 3/8 - 24,000)(Regensberg)." Passed for publication 6 Sep 1943. Printed caption on reverse: '#44: View of the target.' Censor no: 282458. On reverse: US Army Press Censor ETO and US Army General Section Press & Censorship Bureau [Stamps].](https://assets.americanairmuseum.com/s3fs-public/styles/teaser_thumb_x2/public/freeman/media-413725.jpg.webp?itok=AMwIgGyH)
- Date: 17 August 1943
- Official Description:
- Date: 15 August 1943
- Date: 26 July 1943
- Date: 14 July 1943
- Date: 10 July 1943
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Born |
Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin | 11 January 1924 | |
|
Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Germany | 17 August 1943 | Prisoner of War (POW) |
|
Died |
9 October 1996 | ||
|
Buried |
Nekoosa, Wisconsin |
Revisions
Added a "-" to the A/C serial # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.
MACR 402 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database
Bomb Squadron listed as 335th Bomb Squadron by 95th BG roster: http://95thbg.org/95th_db_pages/left_formation_code/gethonoroll.php
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 402
