William Alman Runyan

Military

Shotdown on 7/6/44 on mission to Verona in B-17 #42-31848. Attacked by fighters, the A/C started down and blew up at about 14,000 feet. MACR 6376. Killed in Action (KIA).

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Units served with

2nd Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Twelfth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

42-31848

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 2nd Bomb Group 429th Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Clay County, Alabama, USA 2 April 1919

Other

Killed in Action (KIA)

Italy 6 July 1944 Age 25

Buried

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Added an age in the description section of the KIA event.

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Added a connection to A/C #42-31848 mentioned in MACR 6376 and "Summary biography".

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Added Buried event per Find-a-grave Memorial ID 56366365.

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See MACR 6376 at Fold3.
https://www.fold3.com/search?keywords=6376&general.title.id=95:Missing+…