42-31333 Wee Willie
Officer kneeling at right of group is Nav 2nd Lt Jess Ziccarello.
NARA Ref 342-FH-3A10717-B62808AC.
Delivered Cheyenne 22/10/43; Gr Island 3/11/43; Memphis 9/11/43; Assigned 322BS/91BG [LG-W] Bassingbourn 20/12/43; Missing in Action 129m Stendahl 8/4/45 with 1Lt Robert E Fuller (POW), 2Lt Woodrow A Lien, T/Sgt Francis McCarthy, S/Sgt Richard D Proudfit, S/Sgt Wylie McNatt Jr, S/Sgt Ralph J Leffelman, S/Sgt Willian H Cassidy, S/Sgt James D Houtchens, Sgt Lemoyne Miller (9 Killed in Action); flak hit between fuselage and #2 engine caused massive fire which detached the port wing, exploded in the resulting dive, crashed Stendahl; MACR 13881; (oldest G in group) 1 x POW, 9 x KIA. WEE WILLIE.
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Units served with
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 91st Bomb Group
- Role/Job: Aircraft Mechanic
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 91st Bomb Group 322nd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 14166848
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Bombardier
Places
Missions
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Delivered |
Cheyenne, WY, USA | 22 October 1943 | Delivered to USAAF. |
Assigned |
Bassingbourn, Royston SG8, UK | 20 December 1943 | Assigned to 322BS, 91BG, 8AF USAAF. |
Crashed Failed to Return (FTR) |
Stendahl, 21629 Neu Wulmstorf, Germany | 8 April 1945 | Failed to Return (FTR) mission to Stendahl, flak hit between fuselage and #2 engine caused massive fire which detached the port wing, exploded in the resulting dive, crashed Stendahl. 1 POW, 9 KIA MACR 13881. |
Manufactured |
Burbank, CA, USA | Built at Boeing. |
Revisions
Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log / MACR 13881 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database