William Harvey Viney

Military

Overshot the the approach and ran off the end of the runway and collapsing the nose wheel upon return from a mission to Frankfurt am Main, Germany on 11 Feb 1944 in B-24D 42-40751 'Touch of Texas'. RTD.



DFC; Air Medal

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Units served with

The insignia of the 389th Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: - Touch of Texas
  • Unit: 389th Bomb Group 567th Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania 2 November 1919

Died

16 July 2002

Buried

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / son, Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces & Page 432 in the book 2ND AIR DIVISIONby Turner Publishing Company, 1998 edition (D790.A2S45)