William A Eagleson Jr
Military
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UPL 20157
B24 42-52234 Corky, with the Nortridge crew (crew 25)
30 missions
DFC/ AM w/ 3 Oak Leaf Cluster
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 453rd Bomb Group 733rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 0663084
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: Corky Burgundy Bombers
- Unit: 453rd Bomb Group 733rd Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
Watertown, MA, USA | 7 February 1920 | |
Enlisted |
Boston, MA, USA | 19 February 1942 |
Revisions
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Changes
Sources
An Emotional Gauntlet, Stuart J Wright, Pen & Sword Books, © 2004
Fold3, enlistment records
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Changes
Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / self