William H Warner

Military ROLL OF HONOUR

William Warner was Pilot of B-17 #42-5717 on the 16 February 1943 mission to the U-Boat pens at St. Nazaire, France. The aircraft was attacked by fighters and William was killed by enemy fire. Co-Pilot Arnold Carlson continued the flight but a/c crashed near Guillac, 7km SW of Ploërmel (Morbihan), France. Killed In Action (KIA).

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Units served with

Official insignia of the 306th Bomb Group, approved 6 January 1943, and updated 2 October 1951.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 306th Bomb Group 423rd Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 6964897
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Tail Gunner

Aircraft

A/C 41-24508  Time's A Wastin!  Pilot William H Warner 306BG
  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Time's A Wastin'
  • Unit: 306th Bomb Group
  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 306th Bomb Group 423rd Bomb Squadron

Missions

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Enlisted

11 July 1941 Fort Leavenworth, Kansas

Other

Killed in Action (KIA)

Guillac, France 16 February 1943

Born

Connecticut

Buried

Brittany American Cemetery and Memorial Brittany American Cemetery, PLot I, Row 11, Grave 11

Buried

at the Guillac cemetery, France

Revisions

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ContributorED-BB
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Sources

MACR 15472
NARA WWII Enlistment records
ABMC website

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ContributorLee8thbuff
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Sources

Lee Cunningham 3-Nov-2014. Missing Air Crew Report (MACR) 15472; American Battle Monuments Commission (ABMC).

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ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 15472 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database