William T Follis Jr

Military

Object Number - UPL 22438 - LT Follis, William T. , 863rd BS - 493rd BG, 44-6277

William Follis served as a bombardier with the 863rd Bomb Squadron of the 493rd Bomb Group, flying bombing missions out of Debach, England. On 12 September 1944, he was shot down in B-17 #446277. He was taken as a Prisoner of War (POW) and held at Stalag Luft I.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 493rd Bomb Group.

493rd Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

44-6277

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 493rd Bomb Group 863rd Bomb Squadron

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Bellingham, Washington 27 September 1924

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

12 September 1944

Died

12 November 2012

Buried

Ferndale, WA 98248, USA

Revisions

Date8 Feb 2017 10:23:16
ContributorLucy May
Sources

http://www.ww2pow.info/index.php?page=directory&rec=65219
https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=125214955

Date27 Jun 2016 20:25:56
Contributorsilvrado17
Sources

LT Follis, William T, Bombardier, B-17, 863rd BS, 493rd BG, 44-6277

Date27 Sep 2014 18:28:47
ContributorAAM
Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 8862, http://493bgdebach.co.uk/roster_list.php

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