William F Mason
MilitaryShot down 29 April 1944 in B-17 #42-39981 'Section Eight'. Prisoner of War (POW).
POW
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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
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Rugged But Right
- Unit: 452nd Bomb Group 728th Bomb Squadron
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
Ashland, NE. USA | 12 November 1918 | |
Enlisted |
3 February 1943 | ||
Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Germany | 29 April 1944 - 5 May 1945 | Shot down and captured on April 29, 1944. Prisoner ID # 3704. Interned @ Stalag Luft IV & Stalag Luft VI. Liberated on May 5, 1945. Discharged as Staff Sergeant on Nov. 6, 1945. |
Died |
27 January 1987 |
Revisions
Contributorjmoore43
Changes
Sources
Added a "-" to the A/C serial number in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity.
Added S/N from WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 4450 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database