William Thomas O'Connor II

Military ROLL OF HONOUR

Killed in Action on 24 March 1945 during a supply drop mission to Wesel. O'Connor's aircraft B-24 Liberator 42-50545 nicknamed 'Barfly' was hit by small arms fire and the crew were ordered to bail out. O'Connor was wearing his parachute under his jacket and it failed to open.



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Units served with

A flight of B-24 Liberators of the 446th Bomb Group fly in formation above the clouds.

446th Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

42-50545

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: Barfly
  • Unit: 446th Bomb Group 707th Bomb Squadron

Places

Aerial photograph of Bungay (Flixton) airfield, looking south, the technical site- with T2 hangar- and control tower are to the right, where the main airfield gate is also situated, 16 October 1945. Photograph taken by No. 541 Squadron, sortie number RAF/106G/UK/930. English Heritage (RAF Photography).

Bungay

  • Site type: Airfield
  • Known as: Flixton

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

2 November 1922

Died

24 March 1945

Buried

Plot C, Row 12, Grave 3

Enlisted

Revisions

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Contributorjmoore43
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Capitalized the Words in the "Role/job" field to aid readability.

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ContributorEmily
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Find a Grave, Fields of Honor database, Interment record, St Marys High School year book

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ContributorAAM
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Combat Chronology / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / www.446bg.com/