William E Lunsford

Military ROLL OF HONOUR
media-22692.jpeg UPL 22692 SSGT William E. Lunsford
Waist Gunner
Crew #612 - William J. Terry Crew
Lunsford was KIA when his aircraft went down near Berlin on h is first mission, 22 March 1944

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Object Number - UPL 22692 - SSGT William E. Lunsford Waist Gunner Crew #612 - William J. Terry Crew Lunsford was KIA when his aircraft went down near Berlin on h is first...

B-24H #41-29434 'Terry and the Pirates' was involved in a mid-air collision after the other a/c was hit by flak over the target of Berlin and crashed W of Oranienburg, GR on 22 Mar 1944. Killed in Action (KIA).

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Units served with

Three little girls hold up a balloon celebrating the 100th mission of the 466th Bomb Group in front of a B-24 Liberator (serial number 42-95592) nicknamed "Black Cat". Handwritten caption on reverse: 'On our 100 Mission party Day- 18 Aug 1944, Attlebridge, 466th- wouldn't it be something if we could identify these girls? How could I do it?'

466th Bomb Group

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

People

William Jefferson Terry

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 466th Bomb Group 786th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-532947
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

41-29434

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: Terry & The Pirates
  • Unit: 466th Bomb Group 786th Bomb Squadron

Missions

Places

Aerial photograph of Attlebridge airfield, looking north, the fuel store and a T2 hangar are in the upper centre, 31 January 1946. Photograph taken by No. 90 Squadron, sortie number RAF/3G/TUD/UK/51. English Heritage (RAF Photography).

Attlebridge

  • Site type: Airfield
  • Known as: Attlebridge Arsenal, Station 120

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Brookhaven, Georgia, USA 6 April 1919

Enlisted

Fort McPherson, Atlanta, GA 30310, USA 3 March 1942

Buried

Atlanta, GA, USA Pleasant Hill Baptist Church Cemetery Atlanta DeKalb County Georgia, USA

Other

Killed in Action (KIA)

Malz, Oranienburg, Germany 22 March 1944
Cross Keys, Macon, GA 31217, USA

Revisions

Date
Contributor466thHistorian
ChangesChanges to service number, highest rank, role, awards, events, place associations and mission associations. Changes to Role of Honour Picture. Changes to Role of Honour Picture
Sources

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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 3492 / MACR 3492, Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database

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