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William Gross Mock Jr

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UPL 80192 UPL 80192 2nd Lt William G. Mock Jr

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Object Number - UPL 80192 - 2nd Lt William G. Mock Jr

William Mock was Navigator on B-17 42-38033 "Man O'War" shot down by fighters on return from the 20-Mar-44 mission to Frankfurt. Crashed near Breuil, 20km NW of Reims, France. Killed in Action (KIA).

Awards: AM PH.

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Units served with

401st Bomb Group

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

612th Bomb Squadron

Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
Air Force: Eighth Air Force
Type Category: Bombardment

People

Marvin Harold Benz

Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
Nationality: American
Unit: 401st Bomb Group 612th Bomb Squadron
Service Numbers: 37231127
Highest Rank: Sergeant
Role/Job: Tail Gunner

John Wesley Crowley

Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
Nationality: American
Unit: 401st Bomb Group 612th Bomb Squadron
Service Numbers: 34601869
Highest Rank: Sergeant
Role/Job: waist gunner

John Andrew Dunaway

Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
Nationality: American
Unit: 401st Bomb Group 612th Bomb Squadron
Service Numbers: O-745054
Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
Role/Job: Pilot

Harry Clarence Horst

Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
Nationality: American
Unit: 401st Bomb Group 612th Bomb Squadron
Service Numbers: 33289777
Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
Role/Job: Flight Engineer/Top Turret Gunner

Henry Kane

Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
Nationality: American
Unit: 401st Bomb Group 612th Bomb Squadron
Service Numbers: O-690106
Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
Role/Job: Co-Pilot

Aircraft

42-38033

Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
Nicknames: Man OWar
Unit: 401st Bomb Group 612th Bomb Squadron

Missions

8th Air Force 269

Date: 20 March 1944

Places

Bomber crews from the 401st Bomb Group look over P-51 Mustang, FT-T, serial number 43-12172, of the 353rd Fighter Squadron, 354th Fighter Group, at Deenethorpe airfield. One of their B-17 Flying Fortresses is in the background. Printed caption on reverse of print: '...401st Bomb Group look over a North American P-51 Mustang at an 8th Air Force base in England, 27 December 1943.'

Deenethorpe

Site type: Airfield
Known as: Benefield

Epinal American Cemetery and Memorial

Site type: Cemetery
Known as: Epinal American Cemetery

Events

Event	Location	Date	Description
Born	Savannah, Georgia	2 July 1920	BornSavannah, Georgia
Died Killed in Action (KIA)	Breuil, France	20 March 1944	Reported to have been shot by German fighters while parachutingBreuil, France
Buried	Communal cemetery of Courlandon, France	21 March 1944	Interred in the communal cemetery of Courlandon, France
Buried	Epinal American Cemetery and Memorial Epinal, Departement des Vosges, Lorraine, France	1 January 1948	Re-InterredEpinal American Cemetery and MemorialEpinal, Departement des Vosges, Lorraine, France
Enlisted	Atlanta, Georgia	31 July 1942	EnlistedAtlanta, Georgia
Other Training	Selman Field, Louisiana		Completed speciality trainingSelman Field, Louisiana