William D Burroughs

Military ROLL OF HONOUR

Co-pilot, Hedin Crew. 381st BG, 533rd BS, 8th AF. Killed in Action, 14 July 1943 in B-17 #42-3223 "Red Hot Riding Hood". Mission #9 to Amiens-Glisy, France. Plane developed engine trouble and exploded over Rattlesden Base. Buried in the Cambridge AMC.
Syracuse, NY

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Units served with

The insignia of the 381st Bomb Group.

381st Bomb Group

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

People

Frank E Cappel

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 381st Bomb Group 533rd Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Bombardier

Edward Joseph Decosmo

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 381st Bomb Group 533rd Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 13049659
  • Highest Rank: Sergeant
  • Role/Job: waist gunner

Donald F Hamm

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 381st Bomb Group 533rd Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-736833
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Navigator

Richard James Hanna

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 381st Bomb Group 533rd Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 19090861
  • Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Tail gunner/Top Turret Gunner; Flight Engineer

Charles Emil Hedin

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 381st Bomb Group 533rd Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-793334
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

42-3223

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Red Hot Riding Hood
  • Unit: 381st Bomb Group 533rd Bomb Squadron

Missions

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Events

Event Location Date Description

Enlisted

Syracuse, NY, USA 2 January 1942

Other

Killed in Action

Rattlesden, Bury Saint Edmunds IP30, UK 14 July 1943

Buried

Brookwood American Cemetery and Memorial 17 July 1943

Born

Onondaga County, New York

Based

14 July 1943

Buried

Plot C Row O Grave 39

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381st Bomb Group Memorial Association, March 1999, Roll of Honor / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia