William R Coleman
Military ROLL OF HONOURETTG, Holdom Crew. 381st BG, 535th BS, 8th AF. Mission #9 to Amiens-Glisy, France. Shot down 14 July 1943 in B-17 #42-30011 "Widget". MACR 133. Killed in Action (KIA). Originally buried at St Andre-Eureaux, FR. Reinterred in the Arlington National Cemetery.
Hutchinson, KS
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- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 535th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-734500
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Bombardier
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 535th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 17075163
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 535th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 6976053
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 535th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 33183606
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: waist gunner
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Added " / " in the "Role/job" field as a separator to aid readability.
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381st Bomb Group Memorial Association, March 1999; MACR 133 / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 133 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database