William Patrick Sheridan Jr
Military
Object Number - UPL 56957 - William P Sheridan
Assigned to 567BS, 389BG, 8AF USAAF. TDY to 9AF for Ploesti mission. Failed to Return (FTR) Ploesti in B-24D, 41-11776, Bashful, 1-Aug-43. Set afire over target, crashed south of Ploesti Killed in Action (KIA) MACR 171
Awards: DFC, PH.
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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: 389th Bomb Group 567th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-666317
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: - Jersey Jackass - Jersey Jerks - Bashful
- Unit: 389th Bomb Group 98th Bomb Group
Missions
- Date: 1 August 1943
- Official Description:
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Orange, NJ | 14 August 1921 | Son of William P. Sr and Genevieve Sheridan. |
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Enlisted |
Newark, NJ | 7 August 1942 | Newark, New Jersey |
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Died |
Sth of Ploesti, Romania | 1 August 1943 | Failed to Return (FTR) Ploesti in B-24 41-1776 'Bashful' 1-Aug-43; set afire over target, crashed south of Ploesti Killed in Action (KIA) MACR 171 |
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Buried |
George Washington Memorial Park Paramus, Bergen County, NJ | George Washington Memorial Park Paramus, Bergen County, New Jersey | |
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Based |
Hethel | 1 August 1943 | Assigned to 567BS, 389BG, 8AF USAAF. |
Revisions
ContributorKickapoo
Changes
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Removed punctuation from around aircraft names for clarity, accuracy, and readability. - Kickapoo
ContributorAl_Skiff
Changes
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 176
