William Durham West Jr

Military ROLL OF HONOUR
media-50989.png UPL 50989 SSgt William Durham West Jr. - A.S.No. 18171808

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Object Number - UPL 50989 - SSgt William Durham West Jr. - A.S.No. 18171808

Killed in Action (KIA). 20 March 1945 in B-24 #44-48851.

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Units served with

A pathfinder B-24 Liberator (serial number 42-51681) of the 453rd Bomb Group flies in formation with a fellow Liberator of the 453rd and and a pathfinder Liberator of the 445th Bomb Group. Image via Alan Rowsell.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Unit: 445th Bomb Group 701st Bomb Squadron

Events

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Born

DaRidder, Louisiana, USA

Other

Killed in Action (KIA)

North Sea 20 March 1945

Buried

Netherlands American Cemetery Tablets of the Missing, Netherlands American Cemetery, the Netherlands.

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Added a "-" to the A/C serial number in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.

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Merged with duplicate entry to include details from :
Birsic, ;
ABMC,;
MACR 13563,;
2AD Honor Roll ;
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia

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MACR 13563 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database

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