William E Massey
Military
Massey
Object Number - UPL 33485 - Massey
Crashed at Jouldes on 6/19/44 in B-17 'Channel Express III'. 19 missions. Shot down on 19th mission at Bordeaux on 19 June 1944. Picked up by French Underground. Evaded (EVD). Got back to England 5 September 1944.
Lt. William E. Massey, pilot, was unconscious from lack of oxygen at the time of the explosion. He came to about 3,000 feet above the ground, miraculously clutching his parachute in one hand. He managed to snap the 'chute to his harness and landed safely.
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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
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Channel Express III
- Unit: 401st Bomb Group 612th Bomb Squadron
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Other Evaded |
France | 19 June 1944 | |
|
Born |
Bessemer, Alabama, USA |
Revisions
General Order 322 from Headquarters 1st Bombardment Division, Office of the Commanding General, by Command of Major General Williams, dated 11 September 1944.
Merged with duplicate entry to include details from:
- the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia ;
- self;
- http://www.401bg.org/Main/History/Members/Details.aspx?ID=58
MACR 6002 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database
