William Veryle LaSeur

Military

Shot down 1 December 1943 in B-17 #42-39796. Plane ditched in North Sea. Returned to base. Damaged by flak on a mission to Oberpfaffenhofen, GR on 18 Mar 1944, B-17G #42-31871 headed toward Switzerland and crash landed at Dubendorf airfield. Interned.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 384th Bomb Group.

384th Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

42-31871

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 547th Bomb Squadron

42-39796

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: Base Air Depot 1 303rd Bomb Group 384th Bomb Group 547th Bomb Squadron

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Interned

18 March 1944

Born

Revisions

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Added a "-" to the A/C tail # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Roll of Honor; MACR 3485, Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces, http://384thbombgroup.com/_content/_pages/PersonnelSearch.php?LastName=…