William A Kloepfer
MilitaryAssigned to 575BS, 391BG, 9AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) bombing mission to Ahrweiler, Germany. A/C B-26 42-95844 'Mis Behavin' Shot down by fighters, fire in bomb bay, fell out of formation, spun, exploded and crashed. Killed in Action (KIA). 23-Dec-44 MACR 11670.
Awards: AM (3 OLC), PH.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-26 Marauder
- Nicknames: Miss Behavin
- Unit: 391st Bomb Group 575th Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 23 December 1944
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Matching Green
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Died |
Bad Neuenahr-Ahrweiler, Germany | 23 December 1944 | Failed to Return (FTR) bombing mission to Ahrweiler, Germany. A/C B-26 42-95844 'Mis Behavin' Shot down by fighters, fire in bomb bay, fell out of formation, spun, exploded and crashed. Killed in Action (KIA). MACR 11670. |
| New York, NY, USA | |||
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Based |
Matching | 23 December 1944 | Assigned to 575BS, 391BG, 9AF USAAF. |
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Buried |
Interred Lorraine American Cemetery and Memorial Saint-Avold Departement de la Moselle Lorraine, France | ||
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Born |
New York, NY, USA | Son of William Kloepfer. |