William D Vint
Military
"Iowans of the Mighty Eighth", Chapter 22 "Biographies", by Charles D Taylor.
Object Number - UPL 33508 - Corporal William D. Vint, 96th Bomb Group
He flew 27 combat missions on 'Pilgrim's Progress' in all their missions they only suffered one casualty, a tail gunner wounded by flak. He particularly remembered the mission to Berlin of 3rd February 1945, when they were part of a 1000 bomber raid and on the way home tuned in to the BBC to hear a commentary on the raid.
Air Medal 3 clusters
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
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"Iowans of the Mighty Eighth", Chapter 22 "Biographies", by Charles D Taylor.
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Snetterton Falcons, pg 219
