William M Julian Jr
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
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UPL 6909
Warren K. Burt Crew
Crew #704
Standing Left to Right: George E. Kadlec (WG), DeWitt A. White (R/O), William M. Julian (WG), Donald J. Waddle (TG), James E. Pound (BTG)
Kneeling Left to Right: Warren K. Burt (P), Earl B. Crites (CP), Robert H. Collins (N), Laurence R. Gulick (B), James S. Lawson (E)
This crew completed a 30 mission tour except for William Julian. Julian having missed some early missions was flying as part of the composite Harrington Crew (Crew #747) when they were shot down on 15 August 1944. Julian was KIA. 466th Bomb Group collection
Crew #704
Standing Left to Right: George E. Kadlec (WG), DeWitt A. White (R/O), William M. Julian (WG), Donald J. Waddle (TG), James E. Pound (BTG)
Kneeling Left to Right: Warren K. Burt (P), Earl B. Crites (CP), Robert H. Collins (N), Laurence R. Gulick (B), James S. Lawson (E)
This crew completed a 30 mission tour except for William Julian. Julian having missed some early missions was flying as part of the composite Harrington Crew (Crew #747) when they were shot down on 15 August 1944. Julian was KIA. 466th Bomb Group collection
466th BG Historian
Shot down by fighters and crashed at Gelderingen in B-24 'Ramblin Wreck' #41-28932, Killed in Action (KIA).
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 466th Bomb Group 787th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant Colonel
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 466th Bomb Group 787th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-817669
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
Missions
- Date: 15 August 1944
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Attlebridge Arsenal, Station 120
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
Knoxville, TN, USA | 1 August 1916 | |
Died |
Gelderingen, Steenwijkerwold, Netherlands | 15 August 1944 | Part of a makeup crew shot down on their only mission together. Jumped by German fighters near the town of Meppel, Holland |
Buried |
Plot P Row 2 Grave 17 Netherlands American Cemetery Margraten, Netherlands |
Revisions
Contributorjmoore43
Changes
Sources
Added a "-" to the A/C serial # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 8430