William Harold Money

Military ROLL OF HONOUR

On August 14, 1944, pilot Norton in 42-40172 was hit by fighters and antiaircraft fire while making a drop to French Resistance. In a hilly area near Lyon, plane went down after the drop was made.

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Units served with

A Swedish Soldier guards a B-24 Liberator (serial number 44-40159) nicknamed "Boulder Buff" of the 492nd Bomb Group that has landed in Sweden.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 492nd Bomb Group 856th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-696869
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: - Lynn Bari II
  • Unit: 44th Bomb Group 492nd Bomb Group 506th Bomb Squadron 856th Bomb Squadron

Events

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Killed in action

14 August 1944

Born

Oklahoma City

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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 8422 / MACR 8422, Combat Chronology Supplements p. 541 and 194, They Flew by Night, pp. 221-222 , http://www.801492.org/MainMenu.htm / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database