William H Warner
Military ROLL OF HONOURWilliam 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
- 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: 306th Bomb Group 423rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 6964897
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
Aircraft
Missions
- Date: 16 February 1943
Places
- Site type: Cemetery
- Known as: Brittany Cemetary
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Bedford
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
Lee Cunningham 3-Nov-2014. Missing Air Crew Report (MACR) 15472; American Battle Monuments Commission (ABMC).
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