William Wheeler Dunnavant

Military ROLL OF HONOUR

Object Number - UPL 64942 - T/Sgt William W. Dunnavant

Killed in Action (KIA) on 4-Mar-43 in B-17 41-24549 'Stupen Takit', 91BG/323BS while serving as Radio Operator. The aircraft sustained a direct hit from AA fire just after leaving the target of the railroad marshalling yards at Hamm, Germany. Cpt McCarty ordered a bale out, but only two crewmen managed to parachute from the aircrft before it exploded. The aircraft crashed at Buldern, Germany.

 

Awards: AM, PH (OLC).

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Units served with

Unofficial emblem of the 91st Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

Martin McCarty
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 91st Bomb Group 323rd Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-436089
  • Highest Rank: Captain
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Stupen Takit
  • Unit: 91st Bomb Group 323rd Bomb Squadron

Missions

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Lima, Ohio 13 November 1910 BornLima, Ohio

Died

Killed in Action (KIA)

Buldern, 48249 Dülmen, Germany 4 March 1943 Killed when aircraft took a direct hit from AA fire and exploded.

Buried

Ardennes American Cemetery, Liège, Belgium 1 January 1946 Buried in the Ardennes American Cemetery, Plot D, Row 9, Grave 15.

Revisions

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ContributorLee8thbuff
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Lee Cunningham 25-Jun-2015. Added decorations and Burial event per American Battle Monuments Commission (ABMC) records; Confirmed SN and added KIA event per MACR 15596. Made connections to Place and Mission within existing website data. Added A/C model letter, unit association, crew position, loss details and A/C crash location to Summary Biogrpahy based on "Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces:, Stan Bishop & John A. Hey MBE.

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ContributorAAM
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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 15596 / MACR 15596 , Losses of the 8th and 9th AFs Vol. I by Bishop and Hey, pp. 87-88, The Ragged Irregulars of Bassingbourne by Havelaar p. 236, The 91st Bomb Group by Burdick p. 111 , ABMC web site / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database

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