William James Slaughter

Military ROLL OF HONOUR

Assigned to 612BS, 401BG, 8AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) Berlin 7-May-44 in B-17 42-39943 'Lassie Come Home'; shot down by flak Killed in Action (KIA) MACR 4587

Awards: PH.

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Units served with

401st Bomb Group

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

612th Bomb Squadron

Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
Air Force: Eighth Air Force
Type Category: Bombardment

People

Browning Glen Grimmett

Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
Nationality: American
Unit: 401st Bomb Group 612th Bomb Squadron
Service Numbers: 39532652 / O-754338
Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

42-39943

Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
Nicknames: Lassie Come Home
Unit: 401st Bomb Group 612th Bomb Squadron

Places

Bomber crews from the 401st Bomb Group look over P-51 Mustang, FT-T, serial number 43-12172, of the 353rd Fighter Squadron, 354th Fighter Group, at Deenethorpe airfield. One of their B-17 Flying Fortresses is in the background. Printed caption on reverse of print: '...401st Bomb Group look over a North American P-51 Mustang at an 8th Air Force base in England, 27 December 1943.'

Deenethorpe

Site type: Airfield
Known as: Benefield

Events

Event	Location	Date	Description
Born	DeLeon, Texas	18 September 1924	Son of William Payne and Bertha Irene [Sides] Slaughter.
Enlisted	Dallas, TX	23 February 1943	Dallas, Texas
Died	Hohnebostel, Germany	7 May 1944	Failed to Return (FTR) Berlin 7-May-44 in B-17 42-39943 'Lassie Come Home'; shot down by flak KIA MACR 4587
Buried	De Leon Cemetery De Leon, Comanche County, TX		Re-Interred De Leon Cemetery De Leon, Comanche County, Texas
Based	Deenethorpe	7 May 1944	Assigned to 612BS, 401BG, 8AF USAAF.

Revisions

Date14 Oct 2021 17:38:20

ContributorAl_Skiff

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https://www.fold3.com/record/704380717/slaughter-william-j-us-wwii-hosp…
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/78725721/william-james-slaughter

Date1 Aug 2020 18:19:44

Contributorjmoore43

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Added a "-" to the A/C serial # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.

Date11 Apr 2016 15:04:18

ContributorLucy May

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Brought in information from duplicate record. Source:
MACR 4587 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database

Date27 Sep 2014 18:28:23

ContributorAAM

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 4587, http://www.401bg.org/Main/History/Members/Details.aspx?ID=1258