William D Ballard

Military

Shot down 6 September 1943 in B-17 #42-30478 in 'Impatient Virgin II'. Landed in Switzerland, Interned (INT).

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Units served with

The insignia of the 388th Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Impatient virgin ii
  • Unit: 388th Bomb Group 560th Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Other

Interned (INT)

Switzerland 6 September 1943

Revisions

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Contributorjmoore43
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Sources

Added a "-" to the A/C tail # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.
Updated the location of the "Interned (INT)" event to Switzerland per info in the "Summary biography".

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ContributorAAM
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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 3136 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database