William D Sellers
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
Shared with the American Air Museum by Yelden resident, Jim Timkey.
Object Number - UPL 31464 - Remembrance plaque to the airmen killed when B-17 42-97578 crash landed on 24 March 1944.
Assigned to 422BS, 305BG, 8AF USAAF. B-17 42-97578 stalled after take off for a flight to Deenethorpe and crashed into a barracks on 24 Mar 1944. Killed in Action (KIA).
Awards: AM (2OLC), PH.
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Units served with
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 305th Bomb Group 401st Bomb Group 422nd Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 305th Bomb Group 422nd Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Flight Engineer; Top Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 305th Bomb Group 422nd Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Bombardier
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 305th Bomb Group 422nd Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 305th Bomb Group 422nd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 13070768 / O-805210
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pathfinder Operator
Aircraft
Places
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Enlisted |
San Antonio, TX | 27 February 1942 | San Antonio, Texas |
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Died |
Yelden, UK | 24 March 1944 | |
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Buried |
25 March 1944 | Cambridge American Cemetery Coton, Cambs, UK Plot G Row 6 Grave 1 | |
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Born |
Alabama | ||
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Based |
Deenethorpe | 24 March 1944 | Assigned to 422BS, 305BG, 8AF USAAF. |
Revisions
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https://www.fold3.com/record/529903797/william-d-sellers-american-battl…
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/56294230/william-d-sellers
Removed # from A/C serial No. to aid clarity and consistency
Combat Chronology, Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia