William Martin Klien
Military
Born; 11 December 1921
Died: 16 January 2017.
Object Number - UPL 25951 - William Martin Klien, 384th Bombardment Group, 547th Bombardment Squadron. Born; 11 December 1921 Died: 16 January 2017.
Assigned to 384BG, 8AF USAAF. Joe Skehan crew. 35 x combat missions. ETD
Awards: AM (5OLC), GC, Defense, WWII Victory, EAME.
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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: Civilian
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Nevada Avenger
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 546th Bomb Squadron 547th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Unit: 547th Bomb Squadron 384th Bomb Group 544th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Little Cinder
- Unit: 547th Bomb Squadron 384th Bomb Group
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Sleepy Lagoon
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 547th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Grafton Undermud
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Scranton, PA, USA | 11 December 1921 | Son of John I and Ludwika [Nadolna] Klien. |
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Enlisted |
Philadelphia, PA, USA | 15 August 1940 | Residence: Lakawanna County, Pennsylvania Private, Air Corps |
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Based Assigned |
Grafton Underwood | 22 July 1944 - 27 November 1945 | Assigned to the 384th Bombardment Group, 547th Bombardment Squadron on AAF Station 106 Special Orders #144 dated 22 July 1944, Joseph R. Skehan Crew. 35 combat missions. Redeployed with the 384th Bombardment Group to Istres, France in June 1944 for participation in the 'Green Project'. |
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Other Married |
13 January 1945 | Married Elizabeth A. Kline. | |
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Died |
Dunmore, PA, USA | 16 January 2017 | |
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Buried |
Cathedral Cemetery, Scranton, Lackawanna County, PA | 19 January 2017 | Cathedral Cemetery Scranton, Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania |
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / http://384thbombgroup.com/_content/_pages/PersonnelSearch.php?LastName=…
