William P England

Military
media-35083.jpeg UPL 35083 SSgt William England. Sunde crew. 381st BG, 535th BS.
Photo courtesy of the USAAF Class Book project ABMC American Cemeteries website

USAAF Class Book Project ABMC American Cemeteries website

Object Number - UPL 35083 - SSgt William England. Sunde crew. 381st BG, 535th BS. Photo courtesy of the USAAF Class Book project ABMC American Cemeteries website

ETTG, Sunde crew. 381st BG, 535th BS. Shot down 1 December 1943 in B-17 #42-31097 'Mission Belle'. Mission #46 to the chemical factory at Leverkusen, Germany. MACR 1661. Prisoner of War at Stalag IXc and Luft 1.

Texas

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Units served with

The insignia of the 381st Bomb Group.

381st Bomb Group

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

People

Claudio S Carano

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 381st Bomb Group 535th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 32410832
  • Highest Rank: Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Radio Operator / Gunner

Roger G Christensen

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 381st Bomb Group 535th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 17065322 and O-739541
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Navigator

Charles J Culver

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 381st Bomb Group 534th Bomb Squadron 535th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 35722592
  • Highest Rank: Sergeant
  • Role/Job: waist gunner

John F Healy

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 381st Bomb Group 535th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 32335119
  • Highest Rank: Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Tail Gunner

Carlton A Josephson

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 381st Bomb Group 533rd Bomb Squadron 535th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 31196558
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: waist gunner

Aircraft

42-31097

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Mission Belle
  • Unit: 381st Bomb Group 535th Bomb Squadron

Missions

Places

Prisoners of war, including Colonel Hubert Zemke of the 479th Fighter Group at Stalag Luft I.

Stalag Luft I

  • Site type: Prisoner of war camp
  • Known as: Stalag Luft I, Barth, Germany

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Texas, United States 15 October 1910

Enlisted

Santa Fe, New Mexico, United States 12 October 1942

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Germany 1 December 1943 NARA WWII POW database : interned at Stalag Luft 9C Bad Sulza, Germany. Note : http://www.merkki.com/mccrackenjack.htm lists him in Stalag Luft 1 - North 3 Compound - Barracks 4 (Block 304) - Room 13.

Died

Des Moines, Iowa, United States 21 February 1958

Buried

Fort Des Moines Cemetery, Des Moines, Iowa, United States

Revisions

Date7 Sep 2018 05:01:05
ContributorARowe95
ChangesChanges to media associations
Sources

USAAF Class Book Project ABMC American Cemeteries website

Date22 Dec 2017 04:30:01
ContributorARowe95
ChangesChanges to service number, role, biography, awards, person associations, place associations and mission associations
Sources

ARowe95

Date25 Jul 2015 09:42:00
ContributorED-BB
ChangesChanges to biography and events
Sources

MACR 1661
NARA WWII Enlistment Records
NARA WWII POW records

Date27 Sep 2014 18:28:35
ContributorAAM
ChangesAAM ingest
Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 1661 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database

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