William McQuoid
Military | Staff Sergeant | Tail Gunner | 447th Bomb Group
Shot down 12 May 1944 in B-17 #42-107020, Killed in Action (KIA). PH
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Clarence Brown
Military
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Widstrom crew, 708th Rattlesden, undated Original crew, Nov. 1943 Front Row – Left to right: Radio Operator, Rudolph Palumbo Bombadier, Al Halpern; Pilot, Roy “Whitey” Widstrom Back Row – Left to right: Tail Gunner, William “Mac” McQuoid; Engineer, Roy “Willie” Williams; Ball Gunner, Bob “Junior” Johnston (Prisoner of War) Right Waist Gunner, Clarence “P.P.” McDonald Co-Pilot, Joe “Murph” Woolsey Photo also in "Pictorial History of the 447th Bombardment Group (H)" https://www.americanairmuseum.com/media/41056;
Shot down 12 May 1944 in B-17 #42107020. Killed in Action (KIA).
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Service
People
Units served with
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447th Bomb Group
Group
The 447th Bomb Group flew B-17 Flying Fortresses on strategic bombardment missions out of Rattlesden, Suffolk. With their first mission coming on Christmas Eve, December 24, 1943, their main focus was hitting sites that would weaken enemy forces... -
708th Bomb Squadron
Squadron
Aircraft
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42-107020 Flak Happy
B-17 Flying Fortress
Delivered Cheyenne 27/1/44; Kearney 14/2/44; Grenier 7/3/44; Assigned 398BG Nuthampstead 11/3/44; transferred 708BS/447BG Rattlesden 12/3/44; Missing in Action Brux 12/5/44 with Edwin Wright, Co-pilot: Capt George Hughes, Navigator: Wray Hylton,...
Events
| Event | Location | Date |
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| Born | Clyde, Texas, USA | |
| Killed in Action (KIA) | Germany | 12 May 1944 |
| Died | 12 May 1944 |
Revisions
| Date | Contributor | Update |
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| 27 September 2014 18:06:12 | AAM | AAM ingest |
| Sources | ||
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 4773 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database |
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