William M Whitley

Military
Ten men in Air Force uniform posed in front of a military airplane. Six men standing to the rear, four men kneeling in front. The men are wearing combat flying gear. UPL 69049 UPL 69049 384th Bomb Group Lead Crews / 28 May 1944/Dessau aircraft plant.
Back Row: Billy Rooker (OBS/TG), Robert Monfort (N), Russell Potts (N), Robert Thacker (AC/CP), Phillip Bennett (P), Raymond Austin (B)
Front Row: Harland House (RO), unidentified 1, unidentified 2, unidentified 3.
To Be Identified: William Whitley (TT), Richard Hughes (BT), Otto Smith (FG)

https://photos.384thbombgroup.com/picture.php?/35082/category/LeadCrews

547th Bomb Squadron 384th Bomb Group 376 42-97072 Grafton Underwood Billy Roy Rooker Robert H Monfort Russell M Potts Robert Eli Thacker Phillip Nathan Bennett Raymond L Austin Harland Francis House William M Whitley Richard Bland Hughes Otto Smith On

Object Number - UPL 69049 - 384th Bomb Group Lead Crews / 28 May 1944/Dessau aircraft plant. Back Row: Billy Rooker (OBS/TG), Robert Monfort (N), Russell Potts (N), Robert...

Shot down by flak and crashed near Neuried on 7/16/44 in B-17 'Miss Fitt' #42-107064, Prisoner of War (POW).



POW

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Units served with

The insignia of the 384th Bomb Group.

384th Bomb Group

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

People

Headshot of man in Air Force uniform looking directly at camera and smiling

Thomas John Anthony

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 547th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-706110
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Co-Pilot

Aircraft

42-107064

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Miss Fitt
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 547th Bomb Squadron

42-38013

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Nevada Avenger
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 546th Bomb Squadron 547th Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Brooklyn, New York, USA

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Germany 16 July 1944

Revisions

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Contributorjmoore43
Changes
Sources

Added S/N from WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).

Date
Contributorjmoore43
Changes
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Added a "-" to the A/C serial number in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.

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ContributorAAM
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 7553 / MACR 7553, http://384thbombgroup.com/_content/_pages/PersonnelSearch.php?LastName=… / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database

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Ten men in Air Force uniform posed in front of a military airplane. Six men standing to the rear, four men kneeling in front. The men are wearing combat flying gear.

Object number: UPL 69049 - 384th Bomb Group Lead Crews / 28 May 1944/Dessau...