William J Cleary

Military

Assigned to 700BS, 445BG, 8AF USAAF. Shot down over Munich and landed in Switzerland on 11-Jul-44 in B-24 42-7571 'Lillian Ann II' Interned (INT)



Awards: DFC, WWII Victory, EAME (1 x Battle Star).

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Units served with

A pathfinder B-24 Liberator (serial number 42-51681) of the 453rd Bomb Group flies in formation with a fellow Liberator of the 453rd and and a pathfinder Liberator of the 445th Bomb Group. Image via Alan Rowsell.

445th Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

Robert Arthur Gallup

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 445th Bomb Group 700th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-680430
  • Highest Rank: Captain
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

B-24 Liberators of the 389th Bomb Group and (serial number 42-7571) of the 392nd Bomb Group flyn in formation during a mission.

42-7571

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: Lillian Ann II
  • Unit: 445th Bomb Group 700th Bomb Squadron

Places

Signal Squares on the airfield at Tibenham, B-24 Liberators of the 398th Bomb Group are visible in the background. Handwritten caption on reverse: 'Tibenham Signal Squares.'

Tibenham

  • Site type: Airfield
  • Known as: Tivetshall

Events

Event Location Date Description
Astoria, NY Astoria, NY

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Birsi c MACR 6943 / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia