William Joseph Condon
Military ROLL OF HONOURAssigned to 508BS, 351BG, 8AF USAAF. Shot down 28-May-44 in B-17 42-31757. Killed in Action (KIA). MACR 5333
Awards: PH
Connections
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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 508th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 16104347 / T-123104 / O-?
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 351st Bomb Group 508th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 35607360
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 351st Bomb Group 508th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 34605391
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner / Flight Engineer
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 351st Bomb Group 508th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 13070458
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 351st Bomb Group 508th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 32589404 / O-818885
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Round Trip
- Unit: 351st Bomb Group 508th Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 28 May 1944
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Born |
South Bend, IN | 14 December 1916 | Son of William Edward and Matilda Josephine [Robert] Condon. |
|
Enlisted |
Chicago, IL | 7 October 1942 | Chicago, Illinois |
|
Other Killed in Action (KIA) |
Germany | 28 May 1944 | |
|
Based |
Polebrook | 28 May 1944 | Assigned to 508BS, 351BG, 8AF USAAF. |
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Buried |
Netherlands American Cemetery | Netherlands American Cemetery Margraten, Netherlands Plot M Row 21 Grave 12 |
Revisions
Merged with duplicate entry to include details from:
- the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia ;
- MACR 5333
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Mission 376: Battle Over the Reich, May 28, 1944 By Ivo de Jong
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Mission 376: Battle Over the Reich, May 28, 1944 By Ivo de Jong
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 5333 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database / www.351st.org/ken.harbour/