William Francis Peltier
Military
Object Number - UPL 70619 - S/Sgt William F. Peltier
Assigned to 340BS, 97BG, 8AF USAAF. Shot down 6-Sep-42 in B-17 41-24445 while serving as Tail Gunner. Prisoner of War (POW).
Awards: POW, EAME, WWII Victory.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Twelfth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
![Ground personnel of the 97th Bomb Group reservice a B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 41-9023) nicknamed "Yankee Doodle", following the raid on Rouen. Image stamped on reverse: 'Associated Press.' [stamp], 'Passed for Publication 18 Aug 1942.' [stamp], 'Air=SER (Boeing).' [written annotation] and '216112.' [Censor no.] Printed caption on reverse: 'U.S FLYING FORTRESSES RAID ROUEN IN DAYLIGHT. Associated Press Photo Shows: No sooner had one of the huge Fortresses landed after the raid than ground crew im](https://assets.americanairmuseum.com/s3fs-public/styles/teaser_thumb_x2/public/freeman/media-379318.jpg.webp?itok=n7iztoxa)
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 97th Bomb Group 340th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-430595
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Six Bits aka Southern Belle
- Unit: 97th Bomb Group 340th Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 6 September 1942
- Official Description:
Places
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Dulag Luft Grosstychow Dulag 12
- Site type: Airfield
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Stalag Luft 4, Gross Tychow, Pomerania
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Stalag Luft VI, Heydekrug
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
1 January 1917 | ||
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Enlisted |
Detroit, Michigan | 23 December 1941 | EnlistedDetroit, Michigan |
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Prisoner of war Prisoner of War (POW) |
6 September 1942 - 22 September 1944 | Held at Stalag Luft 6, Heydekrug then moved to Stalag Luft 4, Gross-Tychow, East Prussia. Officially Returned to Military Control (RMC) 22-Sep-44 (this may have been a prisoner exchange) | |
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Died |
Phoenix, Arizona | 12 May 1964 | DiedPhoenix, Arizona |
Revisions
ContributorAl_Skiff
Changes
ContributorLee8thbuff
Changes
Sources
Lee Cunningham 15-Nov-2014. POW event location added. Edit to biography
ContributorLee8thbuff
Changes
Sources
Lee Cunningham 21-Oct-2014, National Archives Records Administration (NARA) POW database.
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Roll of Honor, Losses of the 8th & th Air Forces p. 30
