William Edward Futchik

Military

Crew chief on aircraft 42-5306. Returned to the states December 1943 and attended Officer Candidate School. He later returned to Europe as an engineering officer.



Awards: LOM, WWII Victory, EAME.

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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

People

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 359th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 18075216 / O-672887
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

B-17 42-5308 & 42-5306 Brand New
  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 306th Bomb Group 359th Bomb Squadron 367th Bomb Squadron

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Sault Sainte Marie, MI 11 March 1918 Son of John and Anna Futchik.

Enlisted

Camp Roberts, CA 30 September 1941 Camp Roberts California

Other

Released USAAF

26 May 1944 Release Date: 26 May 1944

Enlisted

27 May 1944 Enlisted USAAF, commissioned 27 May 1944

Other

Discharged USAF

28 September 1956 Honourable discharge.

Died

Waldorf, MD 31 August 1997

Buried

Arlington National Cemetery Arlington, VA Section 60, Site 1844

Revisions

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Sources

306th BG Association Directory, 1 September 1999 Edition / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia