William Paul Horan
Military ROLL OF HONOURAssigned to 547BS, 384BG, 8AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) Koblenz mission in B-17 42-107083; crashed near Prum on 27-Dec-44. Killed in Action (KIA) MACR 11248
Awards: AM, 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: 384th Bomb Group 547th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-768191
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Unit: 547th Bomb Squadron 384th Bomb Group 546th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Cemetery
- Known as: Ardennes American Cemetery, Liege, Belgium
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Grafton Undermud
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Brockton, Massachusetts | 15 January 1917 | Son of William Thomas Horan. |
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Enlisted |
Fort Devens, MA | 24 February 1942 | Fort Devens, Massachusetts |
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Died |
Prum, Germany | 27 December 1944 | Failed to Return (FTR) Koblenz mission in B-17 42-107083; crashed near Prum on 27-Dec-44. KIA MACR 11248 |
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Buried |
Ardennes American Cemetery and Memorial | Re-Interred Ardennes American Cemetery and Memorial Neupre, Belgium Plot B Row 18 Grave 2 | |
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Based |
Grafton Underwood | 27 December 1944 | Assigned to 547BS, 384BG, 8AF USAAF. |
Revisions
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 11248, http://384thbombgroup.com/_content/_pages/PersonnelSearch.php?LastName=…