William Cloud

Military

Assigned May 1944



DFC/Air Medal w 5/Oak Leaf Cluster



Shot down 30 July 1943 in B-17 #4229746. Prisoner of War (POW). Earlier 8 June 1943 B-17 #42276 was returning to BW1 to collect codes and allied papers left at the control office, when a/c suffered damage on landing. Crew is listed with the Reed Prov. Bomb Group.



POW

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Units served with

The insignia of the 379th Bomb Group.

379th Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment
The insignia of the 96th Bomb Group.

96th Bomb Group

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

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Peoria, Illinois 8 October 1920

Born

Westfield, Indiana

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 1355Losses of the 8th & 9th AFs Vol. I by Bishop & Hey pp. 145, 208-9; 379th Bombardment Group Anthology, pg 271 / wife; Snetterton Falcons, pg 151