William Robert Cauble
Military
Rear L-R: Thomas Sumlin, David L York, William R Cauble, Myron F Boerschinger, Raymond J Bookout, Charles A Piper.
Front L-R: Harry W Casey, Chester Broyles Jr, Perry Wharton.
Object Number - UPL 47498 - B-24 42-7556, 579BS, 392BG, 8th AF. Joe Higgins Jr crew. Rear L-R: Thomas Sumlin, David L York, William R Cauble, Myron F Boerschinger, Raymond J...
Assigned to 564BS, 389BG, 8AF USAAF. 1/Lt J. A. Higgins crew. ETD
Awards: AM (OLC), WWII Victory, EAME.
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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 392nd Bomb Group 44th Bomb Group 564th Bomb Squadron 68th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 11065707 / O-797531
- Highest Rank: Captain
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: Exterminator II
- Unit: 392nd Bomb Group 579th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Rowan, NC | 3 July 1914 | Son of William Adam and Georgia Ann [Cline] Cauble. |
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Enlisted |
Fort Bragg, NC | 31 July 1942 | Fort Bragg, North Carolina |
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Enlisted |
14 August 1950 | Re-enlisted USAF. | |
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Other Discharged USAF |
30 October 1952 | Honourable discharge. | |
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Died |
Cleveland, NC | 15 February 1979 | |
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Buried |
Lebanon Lutheran Church Cemetery Cleveland, Rowan County, NC | 18 February 1979 | Lebanon Lutheran Church Cemetery Cleveland, Rowan County, North Carolina |
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Based |
Wendling | Assigned to 564BS, 389BG, 8AF USAAF. | |
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Other Discharged USAAF |
Honourable discharge. |
Revisions
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https://www.fold3.com/record/87916111/william-r-cauble-wwii-army-enlist…
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https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/51828256/william-robert-cauble
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / http://www.b-24.net/aircrew/cnames.html