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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  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 493rd Bomb Group 862nd Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-771086
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Co-Pilot
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 493rd Bomb Group 862nd Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 31207901
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Waist Gunner
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 493rd Bomb Group 862nd Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 38404431
  • Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Radio Operator
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 493rd Bomb Group 862nd Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 12154808
  • Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 493rd Bomb Group 862nd Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-426456
  • Highest Rank: Captain
  • Role/Job: Pilot

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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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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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