William L Reese
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
Source of photo is http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=141082646http://w…
Object Number - UPL 16732 - 1Lt. William L. Reese (1920-1944), navigator and bombardier on B-24J Liberator. Shot down and killed flying as bombardier on "Idiot's Delight,"...
Crashed at Anno-Tower on 11/26/44 in B-24 'Idiots Delight' #42-51530, 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
Aircraft
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
11 December 1920 | ||
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Died |
26 November 1944 | Navigator on B-24J Liberator, Tail No. 42-51530 ("Idiot's Delight"), 853 Bomb Sq., 491st Bomb Group. Shot down in bombing raid over Misberg, Germany. | |
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Other Killed in Action (KIA) |
26 November 1944 |
Revisions
Added a "-" to the A/C tail # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.
Added " / " in the "Role/job" field as a Separator to aid readability.
OQMG Form 623 (Application for Headstone or Marker); http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=141082646
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 10767 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database
