William Charles Grady
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
"Iowans of the Mighty Eighth", Chapter 19 "Killed in Action", by Charles D Taylor
Object Number - UPL 21495 - William Grady - Cedar Rapids, 453rd BG, KIA
Assigned to 735BS, 453BG, 8AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) Hamm in B-24 42-64490 'Cee Gee II' 22-Apr-44; intercepted by enemy aircraft over Channel, hit in port engine and wing (with wing fuel tank afire), with hydraulics and comm's out pilot and co-pilot stayed with A/C to allow crew to bale out. A/C crashed in marshland near Southwold, England. Killed in Action (KIA). MACR 4781
Awards: AM, PH.
Connections
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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: 453rd Bomb Group 735th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-686583
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: Cee gee ii
- Unit: 453rd Bomb Group 735th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Cemetery
- Known as: Cambridge American Military Cemetery
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, USA | 20 August 1916 | Son of William A and Lucille Francis [Burk] Grady. |
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Enlisted |
Camp Dodge, Herrold, IA | 4 August 1942 | Camp Dodge, Herrold, Iowa |
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Other Killed in Action (KIA) |
Southwold, UK | 22 April 1944 | Baled out of bomb bay. Killed in Action (KIA) MACR 4781 |
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Buried |
23 April 1944 | Cambridge American Cemetery Coton, Cambs, UK Plot F Row 5 Grave 13 | |
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Based |
Old Buckenham | 22 April 1944 | Assigned to 735BS, 453BG, 8AF USAAF. |
Revisions
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https://www.fold3.com/image/310952193
https://www.fold3.com/record/84607250/world-war-ii-army-enlistment-reco…
https://www.fold3.com/record/529900360/american-battle-monuments-commis…
https://www.fold3.com/record/704316236/u-s-wwii-hospital-admission-card…
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/56290175/william-charles-grady
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 4781 / MACR 4781; In Search of Peace, pg 126-130 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database
