William L Fortier

Military

RWG, Moore Crew. 381st BG, 532nd BS, 8th AF. Shot down 25 July 1943 in B-17 #42-30013 "Lethal Lady". Mission #12 to Hamburg. MACR 130. Prisoner of War at Stalag XVIIB.

Missoula, MT



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Units served with

The insignia of the 381st Bomb Group.

381st Bomb Group

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

People

Philip P Dreiseszun

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 381st Bomb Group 532nd Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-670104
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Navigator

James Hamlin Houck

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 381st Bomb Group 532nd Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-734691
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Bombardier

John R Ivey

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 381st Bomb Group 532nd Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 6389012
  • Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner / Flight Engineer

Joseph G Kralick

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 381st Bomb Group 532nd Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 33234207
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Waist Gunner

William R Moore

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 381st Bomb Group 532nd Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-665323
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

42-30013

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Lethal Lady
  • Unit: 381st Bomb Group 532nd Bomb Squadron

Missions

Places

Stalag XVII-B

  • Site type: Prisoner of war camp
  • Known as: Stalag 17b, Krems an der Donau, Austria

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

3 October 1905

Enlisted

12 March 1942

Other

Prisoner of War

25 July 1943 Stalag XVIIB

Died

14 February 1975

Based

25 July 1943

Buried

Lakeview Cemetery Polson, MT Plot 7A Row 27 Grave 37  

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381st Bomb Group Memorial Association, March 1999; MACR 130 / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 130 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database