William J Kontur

Military

Shot down by FW 190s and ME109s and crashed near Oostrum, Holland on a a mission to Oschersleben, GR on 22 Feb 1944 in B-17G 42-39809 'Kayo'. Prisoner of War (POW).

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Units served with

The insignia of the 384th Bomb Group.

384th Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

42-39809

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 547th Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Belgium 22 February 1944

Revisions

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Contributorgeneral ira snapsorter
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Sources

Merged with duplicate entry to include details from:
- http://384thbombgroup.com/_content/_pages/person.php?PersonKey=2157;
- the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia ;
- MACR 2467;
- Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces

Date
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources

MACR 2467 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database