Ben W Billingsley
Military ROLL OF HONOURShot down 22 March 1943 in B-17 42-29659 'Liberty Bell. ' Plane crashed into North Sea. Killed in Action (KIA). The assigned target was Wilhelmshaven, Germany. The plane was on its first mission being flown by 7 members of the 92nd BG/ 327th BS and 3 from the 91st BG. On its return from the mission, it was shot down with a rocket with a 15 second time fuse.
Air Medal, Purple Heart
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Liberty Bell
- Unit: 91st Bomb Group 324th Bomb Squadron
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Other Killed in Action (KIA) |
North Sea | 22 March 1943 | |
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Born |
Whitman County, Washington | ||
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Buried |
Revisions
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 16291 / MACR 162919, Losses of the 8th & 9th AFs Vol. 1 p. 92 by Bishop & Hey, National WWII Monument web site / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database