William J McElfresh
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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: 466th Bomb Group 785th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-696641
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Attlebridge Arsenal, Station 120
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
5 November 1921 | ||
Other Shot Down/Bailed Out |
2230 Ramsel, Belgium | 7 October 1944 | Successfully bailed out of B-24H #42-50334 "This is it!" over Allied territory |
Died |
Michigan, USA | 6 May 1996 | |
Buried |
Lansing, MI, USA | 10 May 1996 | Evergreen Cemetery Lansing Ingham County Michigan, USA Plot: Sec. N |
Birmingham, MI, USA |
Revisions
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Unit roster in the book ATTLEBRIDGE ARSENAL by Wassom & Brassfield, page 348