William Michael Bucher
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
IWM, Roger Freeman Collection
Object Number - FRE 1515 - The nose art of a B-24 Liberator (serial number 42-50452) nicknamed "Earthquake McGoon"of the 389th Bomb Group.
Assigned to 566BS, 389BG, 8AF USAAF. Fatal mid-air collision with B-24 44-10513 during formation assembly near Carleton Rode, 21-Nov-44. Killed in Action (KIA)
Awards: AM (OLC), PH.
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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: 389th Bomb Group 566th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-?
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: Earthquake McGoon
- Unit: 389th Bomb Group 566th Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 21 November 1944
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Millwaukee, WI | 4 January 1925 | Son of Sophie Bucher. |
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Enlisted |
Pittsburgh, PA | 5 June 1943 | Pittsburgh Pennsylvania Enlistment Date: 5 Jun 1943 |
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Died |
Carleton Rode, Norfolk | 21 November 1944 | Fatal mid-air collision with B-24 44-10513 during formation assembly near Carleton Rode, 21-Nov-44. Killed in Action (KIA) |
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Buried |
22 November 1944 | Cambridge American Cemetery and Memorial Plot: Plot D Row 1 Grave 62 | |
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Based |
Hethel | 21 November 1944 | Assigned to 566BS, 389BG, 8AF USAAF. |
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Born |
Allegheny County, PA |
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Sources
American Battle Monuments Commission
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Find A Grave Memorial# 56288192
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Sources
Combat Supplement, 389th website / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia
