William F Shepherd

Military

Shot down 22 February 1945 in B-24 #4250462. Prisoner of War (POW).



POW

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Units served with

A Pathfinder B-24 Liberator (V2-P+, serial number 42-51691) of the 491st Bomb Group. Handwritten caption on reverse: '491 BG supplying troops at Arnhem, Sept 1944.'
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Unit: 491st Bomb Group 852nd Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Germany 22 February 1945

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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 12653 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database