William F Doerner
MilitaryCompleted 25 missions; credited for destroying 2 enemy aircrafts (ME 109 & Macchi 202) whil on an operational mission over Foggia, Italy on 16 August 1943.
AM w/5 Oak Leaf Cluster; Distinguished Unit Citation, DFC w/Oak Leaf Cluster; EAME w/5 Bronze Stars; GC
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: Ready & Willing, Silver Streak
- Unit: 466th Bomb Group 93rd Bomb Group 330th Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 1 August 1943
- Official Description:
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Cleveland, Ohio | 21 June 1923 |
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Mighty Eighth Air Force Heritage Museum Membership List, July 2000 & page 250 in the book 2ND AIR DIVISION by Turner Publishing Company, 1998, D790.A2S45