William Bonin Jr
MilitaryAssigned to 524BS, 379BG, 8AF USAAF. 30 x combat missions. Failed to Return (FTR) mission to Wernigeerode in B-17 42-31028; Hit by flak, exploded in mid-air and crashed near Munster, Germany on 22-Feb-44, Prisoner of War (POW). MACR 2872.
Awards: AM, POW, WWII Victory, EAME.
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| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Cresskill, NJ | 5 December 1920 | Son of Kathryne E and William Bonin Snr. |
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Enlisted |
Newark, NJ | 8 June 1942 | Newark, New Jersey |
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Other Baled out POW |
Munster, Germany | 22 February 1944 | Failed to Return (FTR) mission to Wernigeerode in B-17 42-31028; Hit by flak, exploded in mid-air and crashed near Munster, Germany on 22-Feb-44. Prisoner of War(POW). MACR 2872 |
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Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Barth, Germany | 22 February 1944 | Prisoner of War(POW). Stalag Luft I. |
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Based Prisoner of War (POW) |
Kimbolton | 22 February 1944 | Assigned to 524BS, 379BG, 8AF USAAF. |
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Died |
Revisions
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Removed # from A/C serial No. to aid clarity and consistency
Added a "#" to the A/C serial number in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity.
MACR 2872 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 2872, Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces