William John Valigura

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media-41245.png UPL 41245 William J Valigura

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Object Number - UPL 41245 - William J Valigura

Shot down by fighters on a mission to Erkner, Berlin on 8 Mar 1944 in B-17G #42-38211 'Sleepy Time Gal'. Prisoner of War (POW). .



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Units served with

The insignia of the 452nd Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Sleepy-time Gal
  • Unit: 452nd Bomb Group 731st Bomb Squadron

Events

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Born

Temple, Texas, USA 22 December 1923

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Prisoner of War (POW)

Germany 8 March 1944

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 3193 / MACR 3193, Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database

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