William R McPherson Jr

Military
media-15555.jpeg UPL 15555

Second Schweinfurt Memorial Association

Object Number - UPL 15555

Shot down 14 October 1943 in B-17 42-30135 'Trouble Shooter. ' Prisoner of War (POW).



POW

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Units served with

The insignia of the 95th Bomb Group.

95th Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

42-29791

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Little Jimmie, Memphis Blues
  • Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 306th Bomb Group 95th Bomb Group 334th Bomb Squadron 335th Bomb Squadron 336th Bomb Squadron 358th Bomb Squadron 423rd Bomb Squadron

42-30135

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Trouble Shooter
  • Unit: 95th Bomb Group 334th Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Other

Prisoner of war

14 October 1943

Born

Eagle Pass, Texas

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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 855

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Object number: UPL 15551 - 42-30135 "Trouble Shooter" of the 95th BG. Lost...