William J Mulholland

Military
media-34926.jpeg UPL 34926 SSgt William J. Mulholland at Shipham, 1944.

Brian Wickham, stepson of William J. Mulholland (deceased.)

Object Number - UPL 34926 - SSgt William J. Mulholland at Shipham, 1944.

Bill went on flight status at the age of 30. He acquired the nickname "The Count" or "Count Nickels" after telling the other flyers tales of working in the NYC subway System where he said the change booth attendant was called "Count Nickels."



Mullholland arrived in the UK on 1 June 1943 and worked as an instrument specialist and mechanic for the 44th Bomb Group, he spent 10 days at Chorley replacement centre. In January 1944 he was trained as an aerial gunner and given operational status.



From February 1944 to March 1945, Mullholland completed 30 missions. He often flew as waist gunner, but also served as togglier, ball turret gunner, nose gunner, top turret gunner and tail gunner on occasions.



Mullholland's personal combat diary is available online here: https://sites.rootsweb.com/~bwickham/diary.htm#1



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Units served with

The insignia of the 44th Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 388th Bomb Group 44th Bomb Group 506th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Waist Gunner
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 44th Bomb Group 506th Bomb Squadron
  • Role/Job: Navigator
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 44th Bomb Group 506th Bomb Squadron
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 388th Bomb Group 560th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 32507698
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 44th Bomb Group 506th Bomb Squadron

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Unit: 44th Bomb Group 506th Bomb Squadron
42-100177 'Lucky Lady'
  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: Lucky Lady
  • Unit: 44th Bomb Group 506th Bomb Squadron 66th Bomb Squadron
  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: Consolidated Mess
  • Unit: 44th Bomb Group 506th Bomb Squadron
  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Unit: 44th Bomb Group 506th Bomb Squadron
  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Unit: 44th Bomb Group 506th Bomb Squadron

Missions

  • Date: 14 March 1945
  • Official Description:
  • Date: 10 March 1945

Places

  • Site type: Military site
  • Known as: Washington Hall

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Capitalized the words in the "Role/job" field to aid readability.

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Merged with duplicate entry to include details from Brian Wickham, stepson of William J. Mulholland (deceased.) User https://www.americanairmuseum.com/user/27100

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