William E Knox Jr

Military

Shot down by fighters and crashed near Furstenau on a mission to Brunswick on 10 Feb 1944 in B-17G #42-31658. Killed in Action (KIA). Part of Oeration 'Big Week'

Air Medal, Purple Heart

Connections

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Units served with

The insignia of the 95th Bomb Group.

95th Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

42-31658

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Danse Macabre
  • Unit: 95th Bomb Group 334th Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Alabama 16 September 1923

Other

Killed in Action (KIA)

Germany 10 February 1944

Buried

Ardennes American Cemetery and Memorial Plot: D Row: 10 Grave: 5

Revisions

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Contributorjmoore43
ChangesChanges to aircraft associations
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Added a connection to the A/C #42-31658 listed in the "Summary biography".

Date
Contributorjmoore43
ChangesChanges to service number
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Added "O-" to the S/N to aid clarity.

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Contributorjmoore43
ChangesChanges to biography and events
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Updated the Born and Buried events per Find-a-grave Memorial ID 56359188 .

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ContributorAAM
ChangesAAM ingest
Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 2546, Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces