William H Rausch
MilitaryAs a member of the former eagle squadron, ferrying B-17 #42-3062 from Marrakech to England an in-flight fire forced a landing on the beach at Hayle, Cornwall. The 4th FEG was part of the 4th fighter group. Capt. Nathan Kohn is also listed as a pilot on this flight.
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Corrected a typo in the "Summary biography" - "member" was misspelled.
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Losses of the 8th and 9th AFs Vol. 1 by Bishop and Hey p. 100