William W Chapman

Military ROLL OF HONOUR

Object Number - UPL 48780 - MACR 3129 report

Shot down 6 September 1943 in B-17 #4230222 'Lone Wolf. ' Killed in Action (KIA).

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Units served with

The insignia of the 388th Bomb Group.

388th Bomb Group

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

People

Merl Eugene Martin

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 388th Bomb Group 563rd Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 15103580
  • Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner

Allen Joe Priebe

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 388th Bomb Group 563rd Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 36246275
  • Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Radio Operator / Gunner

Aircraft

42-30222

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Lone Wolf
  • Unit: 388th Bomb Group 563rd Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Died

6 September 1943

Born

Haverhill, Massachusetts, USA

Other

Killed in Action (KIA)

Germany 6 September 1943

Revisions

Date1 Apr 2021 07:07:37
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Sources

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Beau-B%C3%A9te-assigned-Flemings-intelligence/…

Date6 Mar 2021 08:21:27
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ChangesChanges to media associations
Sources

Beau Béte: The true story of a Royal Marine sniper assigned to Ian Fleming's WWII intelligence unit. https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B08R7XYHXW/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_fabc_60BCBKV1…

Date27 Sep 2014 18:28:50
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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 3129 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database

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