William L Vance Jr

Military ROLL OF HONOUR

Shot down on mission to Misburg, Germany, 26 November 1944 in B-24 #42-50467. Killed in Action (KIA).



PH/ AM w/ Oak Leaf Cluster

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Units served with

A pathfinder B-24 Liberator (serial number 42-51681) of the 453rd Bomb Group flies in formation with a fellow Liberator of the 453rd and and a pathfinder Liberator of the 445th Bomb Group. Image via Alan Rowsell.

445th Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

42-50467

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Unit: 445th Bomb Group 702nd Bomb Squadron

Missions

725

  • Date: 26 November 1944

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Asheville, North Carolina 12 September 1920

Other

Killed in action

26 November 1944

Buried

Green Hills Cemetery, Asheville, North Carolina

Revisions

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Contributorjmoore43
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Added a "#" to the A/C serial # in the "Summary biography" for clarity.

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Contributorgeneral ira snapsorter
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Merged with duplicate entry to include details from:
- MACR 11214;
- Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database

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ContributorAAM
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Daughter, Judy Vance Garren; MACR 11214 & Page 430 in the book 2ND AIR DIVISIONby Turner Publishing Company, 1998 edition (D790.A2S45) / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia