William Frederick Getz

Military

Born in Kokomo in 1925 and joined the air force in 1943 after graduating from Kokomo High School.

Served in the 8th Air Force, 390th Bombardment, 570th Squadron as a B-17 tail gunner and was involved in 28 missions over Germany.

After the war he married Jane Ann Currens in 1947 and studied at Southwest Texas State Teachers Collage and Indiana University Kokomo.

Later retired from Delco electronis as a production engineer after 28 years of service.

He was a lifelong member of the 390th memorial museum

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Units served with

The insignia of the 390th Bomb Group.

390th Bomb Group

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

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Kokomo, Indiana 9 August 1925

Died

Kokomo IN 25 August 2016

Enlisted

Revisions

Date
ContributorOllie Lewis
Changes
Sources

The 8AF News
March 2017

Date
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / www.390thspace.com/missions.php?name=Getz%2C+William+F