William S Raper
Military
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UPL 36776
"Lead crew on bombing mission to Hamburg, Germany, in front of a Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress. 360th Bomb Squadron, 303rd Bomb Group. England, 24 February 1945."
Rear L-R: Capt James Pershing Zwayer, Maj James S Cheney, Capt Harold Lee Stouse, Lt Col William S Raper, 1Lt Lawrence J Lifshus
Front L-R: T/Sgt Joseph D. Lillis, T/Sgt George Fred Bostick, 1Lt Melvin E Papp, S/Sgt Leo F Wotanis, F/O James Hodges Hardy
Rear L-R: Capt James Pershing Zwayer, Maj James S Cheney, Capt Harold Lee Stouse, Lt Col William S Raper, 1Lt Lawrence J Lifshus
Front L-R: T/Sgt Joseph D. Lillis, T/Sgt George Fred Bostick, 1Lt Melvin E Papp, S/Sgt Leo F Wotanis, F/O James Hodges Hardy
Commanding Officer 303rd Bomb Group from 29-Oct-44 to 19-Apr-45.
SS/ DFC w/ Oak Leaf Cluster/ AM w/ 3 Oak Leaf Cluster
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Wheeling, West Virginia |
Revisions
ContributorLee8thbuff
Changes
Sources
Lee Cunningham 11-Nov-2014. CO data, http://www.usaaf.com/8thaf/bomber/303bg.HTM; SN http://www.303rdbg.com/rost-rs.html#R
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Who's Who in the Eighth Air Force and/or Biographical Directory Command & Staff Officers Eighth Air Force 1942-45