William Charlie Bisson
Military ROLL OF HONOURAssigned to 367BS, 306BG, 8AF USAAF. Shot down 14-Oct-43 in B-17 42-30727. Killed in Action (KIA).
This day was called 'Black Thursday' Heavy loss of planes of 2nd raid on Schweinfurt, they destroyed 75% of the ball bearing industry.
Awards: AM (2OLC), PH (OLC).
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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: 306th Bomb Group 367th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 16097381
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Waist gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 306th Bomb Group 367th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 32502444
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Waist gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 306th Bomb Group 367th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 12046744 / O-734363
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Bombardier
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 306th Bomb Group 367th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 11052460
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 306th Bomb Group 367th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 16048172
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Fightin Bitin
- Unit: 306th Bomb Group 367th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Cemetery
- Known as: Lorraine American Cemetery, St Avold, France
![A bomber crew of the 306th Bomb Group wave to Picture Post Girls in front of a B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 41-24471) nicknamed "Four of a Kind" at Thurleigh in December 1942. Image stamped on reverse: '"Picture Post" [stamp], 'Passed for Publication 11 Dec 1942.' [stamp], '238038.' [Censor no.] Handwritten in censor's blue pencil on reverse: 'American Flying Fortress crew are introduced to the girls they will meet at Picture Post Xmas Party.'](https://assets.americanairmuseum.com/s3fs-public/styles/teaser_thumb_x2/public/freeman/media-379028.jpg.webp?itok=6Gc6iR0j)
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Bedford
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
21 July 1921 | 21 Jul 1921Franklin County, Georgia | |
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Enlisted |
Fort McPherson, Atlanta, Georgia | 20 January 1942 | EnlistedFort McPherson, Atlanta, Georgia |
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Died Killed in Action (KIA) |
Mannheim, Baden-Württemberg, Germany | 14 October 1943 | Killed in Action (KIA)Mannheim, Baden-Württemberg, Germany |
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Buried |
Lorraine American Cemetery and Memorial Saint-Avold, France | 1 January 1946 | InterredLorraine American Cemetery and MemorialSaint-Avold, France |
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Buried Memorialised |
Oak View Cemetery Canon, Georgia | 1 January 1948 | MemorialisedOak View CemeteryCanon, Georgia |
Revisions
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https://www.fold3.com/image/28607639/28607663
https://www.fold3.com/record/84005096/william-c-bisson-us-wwii-army-enlistment-records-1938-1946
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/56652804/william-charlie-bisson
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/66745994/william-charlie-bisson
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/123339606/william-charlie-bisson
Added a "-" to the A/C serial # in the "Summary biography" for readability.
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 817 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database