William M Hartshorn

Military

26 missions. Shot down 18 September 1944 in AC 44-19714. Broke leg bailing out. 

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Units served with

Aircraft

44-19714

  • Aircraft Type: P-47 Thunderbolt
  • Unit: 56th Fighter Group 61st Fighter Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

14 June 1923 - 15 November 2023 https://www.dignitymemorial.com/obituaries/east-ridge-tn/william-hartshorn-11541216

Other

Hospitalised

18 September 1944 Badly broke his leg bailing out. Hospitalised in Paris where it was re-set

Revisions

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ContributorZacharyBaughman
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Sources

https://www.dignitymemorial.com/obituaries/east-ridge-tn/william-hartsh…

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ContributorPyker
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Corrected reference to POW. He was never a POW.

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Contributorgeneral ira snapsorter
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Merged with duplicate entry to include details from:
- MACR 8992 ;
- Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database

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ContributorAAM
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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list / self, MACR 8992 / www.56thfightergroup.co.uk/personnel.htm