William Kenneth Aunspaugh

Military ROLL OF HONOUR

Object Number - UPL 30943 - 2nd Lt. William K. Aunspaugh, 388 BG, 560 BS

Assigned to 560BS, 388BG, 8AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) Ludwigshafen 30-Dec-43 in
B-17 42-31149 'My Day'; ditched in Channel 30-Dec-43, Killed in Action (KIA). MACR 3139

Awards: AM, PH

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Units served with

The insignia of the 388th Bomb Group.

388th Bomb Group

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

People

Phillip Junior Comella

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 388th Bomb Group 560th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-678175
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

42-31149

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 388th Bomb Group 560th Bomb Squadron

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Gothenburg, Custer County, NE 13 March 1919 Son of George H and Lilly C Aunspaugh.

Died

English Channel off Isle of Wight 30 December 1943 Failed to Return (FTR) Ludwigshafen 30-Dec-43 in B-17 42-31149 'My Day'; ditched in Channel 30-Dec-43, KIA. MACR 3139

Buried

Tablets of the Missing Cambridge American Cemetery Coton, Cambs, UK

Based

Killed in Action (KIA)

Knettishall 30 December 1943 Assigned to 560BS, 388BG, 8AF USAAF.

Buried

Gothenburg Cemetery Gothenburg, Dawson County, NE Memorialised Gothenburg Cemetery Gothenburg, Dawson County, Nebraska

Revisions

Date25 Nov 2021 09:28:49
ContributorAl_Skiff
ChangesChanges to middlename, nickname, biography, awards, events, person associations, unit associations and place associations
Sources

https://www.fold3.com/image/37110587
https://www.fold3.com/image/624075383
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https://www.fold3.com/record/529901070/william-k-aunspaugh-american-bat…
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/74455777/william-kenneth-aunspaugh
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/56287459/william-kenneth-aunspaugh

Date24 Nov 2021 22:09:49
Contributorjmoore43
ChangesChanges to biography
Sources

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

Date27 Sep 2014 18:28:25
ContributorAAM
ChangesAAM ingest
Sources

ABMC; MACR 3139 / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 3139 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database

William Kenneth Aunspaugh: Gallery (2 items)

Object number: UPL 30943 - 2nd Lt. William K. Aunspaugh, 388 BG, 560 BS

Object number: UPL 30945 - B-17 42-31149 "My Day" prop recovered in 2001 from...