William C Bridges
MilitaryAssigned to 700BS, 445BG, 8AF USAAF. Damaged by flak and landed in Switzerland on 31-Jul-44 in B-17 42-107092 'Umbriago'. Interned (INT)
Awards: AM, WWII Victory, EAME.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 445th Bomb Group 700th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-680430
- Highest Rank: Captain
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: Lillian Ann II
- Unit: 445th Bomb Group 700th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Tivetshall
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Enlisted |
Camp Croft, SC | 26 October 1942 | Camp Croft, South Carolina |
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Other Interned (INT) |
Switzerland | 31 July 1944 | Damaged by flak and landed in Switzerland on 31-Jul-44 in B-17 42-107092 'Umbriago'. Interned (INT) |
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Born |
North Carolina | ||
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Based |
Tibenham | 31 July 1944 | Assigned to 700BS, 445BG, 8AF USAAF. |
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Sources
Birsic MACR 6943 / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia