William Joseph Stamp
Military ROLL OF HONOURKilled in Action (KIA)
Connections
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Phartzac
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 388th Bomb Group 561st Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 19 August 1943
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
7 June 1913 | ||
Other Killed in Action (KIA) |
19 August 1944 |
Revisions
Purple Heart awarded posthumously and without personnel records it is unknown how many campaigns he participated in regarding the EAME Campaign Medal but it was at least one.
Added a connection to the 561st BS per Find-a-grave Memorial ID 93417652.
Source: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/93417652/william-j.-stamp
Added Rank per MACR 3068 at fold3.com. Source: https://www.fold3.com/image/37109868
Added a connection to the mission “VIII Bomber Command 85” - the mission to WOENSDRECHT for the 388th Bomb Group for 19 Aug 1943.
Added a connection to A/C #42-30068 and "Bill Stamp" mentioned in the A/C description.
Combat Sup / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia