William E Mitchell

Military

30 missions. Flew Kassel mission 27 Sept 1944. Plane damaged by flak, able to return to base. Largest loss of aircraft and personnel in the 8th Air Force occurred on this mission.



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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

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Born

Alexander, Indiana 26 February 1922

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / self