William V Williams

Military ROLL OF HONOUR
media-41435.jpeg UPL 41435 Picture of John M Yatsko Collection of Dawn Yatsko Stapinski

Personal collection

Object Number - UPL 41435 - Picture of John M Yatsko

Shot down 9 October 1943 in B-17 #42-5178 'The Old Stand', Killed in Action (KIA).

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Units served with

Unofficial emblem of the 91st Bomb Group.

91st Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

42-40000

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Just Nothing / Quad Zero
  • Unit: 91st Bomb Group 324th Bomb Squadron

42-5178

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: The Old Stand By
  • Unit: 91st Bomb Group 322nd Bomb Squadron

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Died

9 October 1943

Born

Winford, South Dakota, USA

Other

Killed in Action (KIA)

Denmark 9 October 1943

Revisions

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Contributorjmoore43
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Capitalized the words "Waist Gunner" in the "Role/job" field.

Added a "-" to the A/C tail # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.

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ContributorAAM
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 898 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database

William V Williams: Gallery (4 items)

Object number: UPL 41435 - Picture of John M Yatsko

Object number: UPL 41436 - Picture of John M Yatsko

Object number: UPL 41437 - John M Yatsko, POW picture

Object number: UPL 51454 - Just Nothing ( 42-40000 DF-F) Hesse Crew, 324th BS...