Willard L Bacon
MilitaryAssigned to 512BS, 376BG, 15AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) Wiener Neustadt, Austria 2-Nov-43 in B-24 42-73084 'Ropes McGonigle' Killed in Action (KIA)
Awards: AM, PH.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: 'Ropes McGonigle'
- Unit: 376th Bomb Group 515th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Soluch Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Umapine, Oregon | 19 May 1923 | Born Umapine, Oregon |
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Enlisted |
Spokane, Washington | 7 October 1942 | Enlisted Spokane, Washington |
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Died |
Wiener Neustadt, Austria | 2 November 1943 | Killed in Action (KIA) Wiener Neustadt, Austria |
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Buried |
Long Island National Cemetery, New York | 7 February 1950 | Interred Long Island National Cemetery East Farmingdale, Suffolk County, New York |
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