William Abner Shelton Jr
Military
UPL 65881
UPL 65881
384th Bomb Group Lead Crews / 22 June 1943/Antwerp, Belgium.
Back Row, L-to-R: MAJ. Seldon L McMillin (Obs/Lwg), Gordon Hankinson (Cp), James H Foister (N), David Wilmot (N), Charles D Bonnett (B), Col. Budd J Peaslee (P).
Front Row, L-To-R: William Shelton (Rwg), William Ralston (Tt), Clyde Savage (Bt), Roy Griffith (Ro), Julius Mcnutt (Tg).
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Back Row, L-to-R: MAJ. Seldon L McMillin (Obs/Lwg), Gordon Hankinson (Cp), James H Foister (N), David Wilmot (N), Charles D Bonnett (B), Col. Budd J Peaslee (P).
Front Row, L-To-R: William Shelton (Rwg), William Ralston (Tt), Clyde Savage (Bt), Roy Griffith (Ro), Julius Mcnutt (Tg).
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 547th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-735170
- Highest Rank: Major
- Role/Job: Pilot : Bombardier
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 547th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 0–672341
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 547th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 14107839
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator/ Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 547th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-670736
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 547th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 12138659
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Fifi | Old Battle Axe
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 547th Bomb Squadron 94th Bomb Group 332nd Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Ruthless
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 547th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 546th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Doris Mae
- Unit: Base Air Depot 1 384th Bomb Group 545th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Patches : The Spotted Cow
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 547th Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 16 November 1943
- Date: 10 October 1943
- Date: 4 October 1943
- Date: 27 September 1943
- Date: 23 September 1943
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Grafton Undermud
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / http://384thbombgroup.com/_content/_pages/PersonnelSearch.php?LastName=…