William E Trees
MilitaryCrashed E of Envereu, FR due to mechanical problems on a mission to V-sites in the Pa-de-Calais, FR area on 28 Feb 1944 in B-17G #42-31058 'Liberty Run'. Prisoner of War (POW).
POW
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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: Liberty Run
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 546th Bomb Squadron
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Died |
14 January 2009 | ||
Born |
Enhaut, Pennsylvania, USA | ||
Buried |
Catholic Cemetery, Savannah, Georgia | ||
Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
France | 28 February 1944 |
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 2937 / MACR 2937, Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces, http://384thbombgroup.com/_content/_pages/PersonnelSearch.php?LastName=… / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database