William Paul Lordi

Military

Object Number - UPL 71738 - S/Sgt William P. Lordi

Assigned to 839BS, 487BG, 8AF USAAF. Prisoner of War (POW) Crashed near Neustadt on 28-Sep-44 in B-17 44-6463. I know from his papers he was a tail gunner and/or a waist gunner on the B-24 and B17G. I have an old photo of him with the crew of the 'Chief Wapello' (B-24) which came over from the states to open the Lavenham station, he then switched over to the new B-17, tail #44-6463 and was shot down on 28-Sep-44. He lost his eye and sustained severe shrapnel wounds and frost bite while bailing out. When he reached the ground he was taken as a Prisoner of War (POW) and held for 8 months.  Repatriated due to wounds.

Awards: DFC, AM (OLC), PH, POW, EAME, WWII Victory.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 487th Bomb Group.

487th Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

Clarence Marshall Lamason

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 487th Bomb Group 839th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-1293696
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

42-52618 Chief Warpello

42-52618

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: Chief Wapello
  • Unit: 839th Bomb Squadron 506th Bomb Squadron 66th Bomb Squadron 44th Bomb Group 487th Bomb Group

44-6463

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 487th Bomb Group 839th Bomb Squadron

Places

Dulag Luft 12

  • Site type: Prisoner of war camp
  • Known as: Dulag Luft Grosstychow Dulag 12
Officers of the 487th Bomb Group outside the 838th Bomb Squadron operations room.

Lavenham

  • Site type: Airfield
  • Known as: Lavenham/Alpheton Airfield

Stalag Luft IV

  • Site type: Prisoner of war camp
  • Known as: Stalag Luft 4, Gross Tychow, Pomerania

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Brooklyn, New York 1 January 1924 BornBrooklyn, New York

Enlisted

New York City, New York 21 October 1942 EnlistedNew York City, New York

Prisoner of war

Prisoner of War (POW)

Stalag Luft IV, Tychowo, Poland 28 September 1944 - 10 April 1945 Prisoner of War (POW)Repatriated due to to wounds

Other

Discharged

10 February 1947 Medically discharged

Died

Brooklyn, New York 6 April 1989 DiedBrooklyn, New York

Buried

Green-Wood Cemetery Brooklyn, New York 9 April 1989 InterredGreen-Wood CemeteryBrooklyn, New York

Revisions

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Sources

https://www.fold3.com/record/83620043/william-p-lordi-us-wwii-army-enlistment-records-1938-1946

https://www.fold3.com/record/703185026/lordi-william-p-us-wwii-hospital-admission-card-files-1942-1954

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/67101599/william-paul-lordi

 

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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 9421/son in law / http://www.487thbg.org/Photos/BillLordi.shtml , http://www.487thbg.org/Photos/shacklett_crew_herington.shtml

William Paul Lordi: Gallery (2 items)

42-52618 Chief Warpello

Object number: UPL 71706 - B-24 42-52618 Chief 'Warpello' with Shacklett crew...

William Lordi

Object number: UPL 71738 - S/Sgt William P. Lordi