William E Flickner

Military ROLL OF HONOUR

Killed in Action (KIA) 27 September 1944 in B-24 #42-51342. 'Frigid Bridget'



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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.

445th Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

42-51342

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: Frigid Bridget
  • Unit: 445th Bomb Group 703rd Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Youngstown, Mahoning County, Ohio, USA 29 June 1920

Died

27 September 1944

Buried

Plot B Row 29 Grave 5

Other

Killed in Action (KIA)

Germany 27 September 1944

Revisions

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Added a "-" in the A/C serial # in the "Summary biography".

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Changed POW event to KIA. Added awards mentioned in his Bio. Added Birth and Death info per MEMORIAL ID 56655039.

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Added a connection to 8th AF.

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Birsic, 31 July 1944 Roster AAF #124, ABMC, MACR 9392, 2AD Roll of Honor / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 9392 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database