William Edward Futchik
MilitaryCrew 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
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- 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
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 306th Bomb Group 359th Bomb Squadron 367th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
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