William M Burns
Military ROLL OF HONOURShot down 25 November 1944 in B-17 #4338232 'Proud Pappy. ' Killed in Action (KIA).
AM w/ Oak Leaf Cluster
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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
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Proud Pappy
- Unit: 493rd Bomb Group 861st Bomb Squadron
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Died |
25 November 1944 | ||
Born |
Los Angeles, California, USA | ||
Buried |
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Other Killed in Action (KIA) |
Germany | 25 November 1944 |
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Helton s Hellcats, A Pictorial History of the 493rd BG, pub 1998; ABMC; MACR 10769, http://493bgdebach.co.uk/roster_list.php / MACR 10769 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database