William H Byrne
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
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Object Number - UPL 26667 - Bill Byrne, on the right, with his original crew pilot, David Hicks.
Killed in Action (KIA), Crashed near Tilburg in B-24 #44-40210 during a supply drop in Operation Market Garden.
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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-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: Ill Be Seeing You
- Unit: 491st Bomb Group 854th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Aircraft crash site
- Known as: Udenhout / Biezenmortel
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Died |
18 September 1944 | ||
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Born |
Bellmore, New York, USA | ||
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Other Killed in Action (KIA) |
Belgium | 18 September 1944 |
Revisions
Contributorjmoore43
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Added a "-" to the A/C tail # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.
ContributorAAM
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 10211 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database
