William J Gleason

Military
media-52436.jpeg UPL 52436 1st Lt. William Joseph Gleason
Cohoes, NY
Navigator - shot down on 12/31/44
493rd Bomb Group - 862nd. Squad

From His Son Michael

Object Number - UPL 52436 - 1st Lt. William Joseph Gleason Cohoes, NY Navigator - shot down on 12/31/44 493rd Bomb Group - 862nd. Squad

William Gleason was 2nd Navigator on board B-17 #44-8352, hit by Flak, exploded and crashed in Hamelin-Pyrmont, 100km SW of Hannover, Germany on 31 December 1944. Prisoner of War (POW).

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Units served with

The insignia of the 493rd Bomb Group.

493rd Bomb Group

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

People

Frank W Bruehl

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 493rd Bomb Group 862nd Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-722826
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Navigator

Arthur W Donovan

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 493rd Bomb Group 862nd Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-773313
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Bombardier / Top Turret Gunner / Flight Engineer

Thomas J Heilman

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 493rd Bomb Group 862nd Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 15343959
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Waist Gunner

William H Lawrence

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 493rd Bomb Group 862nd Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 36856047
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Tail Gunner

Richard B Malone

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 493rd Bomb Group 862nd Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-765018
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

44-8352

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 493rd Bomb Group 861st Bomb Squadron

Missions

A B-17 Flying Fortress (EP-E, serial number 42-31767) nicknamed "Our Gal Sal" of the 100th Bomb Group at Mount Farm. Image by Robert Astrella, 7th Photographic Reconnaissance Group. Written on slide casing: 'Our Gal Sal EP-E, 231767 at Mount Farm.'

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  • Date: 31 December 1944

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Prisoner of War (POW)

31 December 1944 captured in Hamelin, Germany. NARA WWII POW record : "Interned in Germany. Returned to Military Control 26 May 1945."

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added association to Debach
493rd BG Archives

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NARA WWII POW records

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removed connection with duplicate entry

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Deleted connection with duplicate entry

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removed connection with duplicate

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MACR 11235

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 11235, http://493bgdebach.co.uk/roster_list.php

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