William Nunn
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
William Nunn is standing in the top row all the way to the left.
This crew was shot down over Holland after a direct flak hit in the bomb bay.
Standing:
2/Lt William Nunn, KIA;
2/Lt Harrison Evans, POW;
2/Lt Raymond McReary, KIA;
2/Lt Walter Hearn, evaded capture
Kneeling:
Sgt Carleton Harrison, POW;
Sgt Jesse Brown, POW;
Cpl Walter Linton, POW;
Cpl Harold Hollingshead, POW;
Cpl Walter Homa, evaded capture,
Cpl William Yorio, KIA
Object Number - UPL 7568 - Aircraft 42-95626. William Nunn is standing in the top row all the way to the left. This crew was shot down over Holland after a direct flak hit...
2nd Lieutenant William Nunn was born July 5, 1922. His next of kin were his wife, Myrtle Nunn, and his father, Fred Nunn. He was from Willowbrook, California.
On August 26, 1944, he was the pilot of B-24 tail #42-95626 of the 446th Bomb Group, 705th Bomb Squadron, when it went down over Woendrecht, Holland.
Nunn was Killed in Action (KIA). He is buried at the US Military Cemetery at Margraten, Holland.
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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
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Unit: 446th Bomb Group 705th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Flixton
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Torrance, CA, USA | 5 July 1922 | 2nd Lieutenant William Nunn was born July 5, 1922. His next of kin were his wife, Myrtle Nunn, and his father, Fred Nunn. He was from Willowbrook, California. |
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Died Prisoner of War (POW) |
Bergen op Zoom, Netherlands | 26 August 1944 - 26 August 1944 | On August 26, 1944, he was the Pilot of B-24 tail #42-95626 of the 446th Bomb Group, 705th Bomb Squadron, when it went down over Woendrecht, Holland. |
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Buried |
He is buried at the US Military Cemetery at Margraten, Holland. Plot L Row 11 Grave 21 |
Revisions
Brought in source from duplicate record:
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 8475
IDPF and/or crash report researched by Bill Beigel. IDPF donated to American Air Museum by Bill Beigel. For more information about this flyer, you may contact http://ww2research.com.
MACR 8475 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database