William J Bauer
Military
Removed associations to 492nd Bomb Group & Component Squadrons as the Diary only covers 306th Bomb Group.
Associated missions, and people mentioned in document.
Object Number - UPL 37317 - Squadron Diaries 12 Sep 44
Crashed at Brodowin on 9/12/44 in B-17 Methuselah #42-102969, Killed in Action (KIA).
POW
Connections
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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-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Methuselah
- Unit: 306th Bomb Group 367th Bomb Squadron
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Buried |
Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky, USA | 14 October 1949 | Zachary Taylor National Cemetery |
Born |
Wilburton, Oklahoma, USA | ||
Other Killed in Action (KIA) |
Germany | 12 September 1944 |
Revisions
Added " / " in the "Role/job" field to aid readability.
Added a Buried events per Find-a-grave Memorial ID .
SOURCE: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/3295744/william-j-bauer
Changed the label for a POW event to “Killed in Action (KIA)” per info in the "Summary biography".
Added a "-" to the A/C tail # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 8836 / MACR 8836, Combat Crews pg. 117, First Over Germany pg. 276,
href="http://www.wwiimemorial.com/registry/wardept/pframe.asp?HonoreeID=12378…">http://www.wwiimemorial.com/registry/wardept/pframe.asp?HonoreeID=12378…; / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database