William H Forbes Jr
MilitaryWilliam Forbes Jr was Bombardier on pilot Charles L. Duncan's "Judy E" - 42-30050, shot down by fighters over Dieppe, France 10 July 1943. Captured and made a Prisoner of War (POW).
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- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 100th Bomb Group 350th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 34332447
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 350th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-798030
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 350th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 37450306
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
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Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
10 March 1916 | Texas | |
Enlisted |
17 January 1942 | as an Aviation Cadet in the Air Corps, at McClelland Field, Sacramento, California | |
Other Bailed out |
10 July 1943 | of B-17 42-30050 over NW France, south of Dieppe | |
Other Prisoner of War |
10 July 1943 | Captured after landing in parachute in Normandy. Interned at Stalag Luft 3 in Sagan/Zagan, Poland. NARA WWII POW database : "Interned at SL3 - Returned to Military Control 5 July 1945." Most probably force-marched from SL3 to Stalag VIIA Moosburg, liberated 29 April 1945 by US forces. | |
Died |
9 October 1985 | Texas | |
Buried |
William Forbes Jr rests at the Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery in San Antonio, Texas |
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NARA WWII Enlistment records
NARA WWII POW records
MACR 268
NARA VETERANS' BIRLS files
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 268 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database