William F Rooney
Military ROLL OF HONOURphoto by Ivar Kandell, Sweden
Served with as a bombardier with 8th AF, 351st Bomb Group, 509th BS, Polebrook, England. Killed in Action (KIA), crashed in Farabol, Sweden with B-17 G #42-31192. Plane was hit by flak over Politz, Germany. MACR 9566. It was his 2nd mission. Died in hospital in Karlshamn, Sweden. See also other crew members and double entries.
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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: 351st Bomb Group 509th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 17053821
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 351st Bomb Group 509th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 39720274
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 351st Bomb Group 509th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 39692501
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 351st Bomb Group 509th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-719888
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 351st Bomb Group 509th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 19162232
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Waist Gunner
Aircraft
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Midvale, New Jersey | ||
Died |
Karlshamn, Sverige | Died after a few days in hospital in Karlshamn, Sweden, after crash landing in Farabol, Sweden Oct 7th 1944. Probably by chock according to radio operator L. Jensen who survived. |
Revisions
Added connections to first and second crew. Edited biography. Sources 351st BG Association and radio operator Lawrence Jensen.
Added circumstances of death and MACR. Sources 351st BG Association and surviving radio operator Lawrence Jensen.
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 9566