William O Deal
Military
Object Number - UPL 55121 - MACR 15710 - Edward T. Brodnax
Shot down 28 June 1943 in B-17 #42-5724 'Thunderbird/ Marnita No. 2'. Plane ditched in Channel. Returned to base.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Thunderbird II, Marnita No. 2
- Unit: 91st Bomb Group The Ragged Irregulars 322nd Bomb Squadron
Events
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English Channel | 28 June 1943 |
Revisions
Added a "-" to the A/C tail # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 15710 / MACR 15710, Losses of the 8th and 9th AFs Vol. I by Bishop and Hey p. 168 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database
