William Alfred Borchert

Military

Shot down 6 September 1943 in B-17 #42-30201 'Shedonwanna?', 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

Aircraft

42-30201

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Shedonwanna
  • Unit: 388th Bomb Group 560th Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Other

Killed in Action (KIA)

Germany 6 September 1943

Revisions

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Added his middle name and S/N per MACR #3124 at Fold3.com. Source: https://www.fold3.com/image/37110167

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Copied "Summary biography" from a Duplicate person as part of a merge operation of dup people so the dup person can be deleted.
Removed the "Possible DUPLICATE" flag in the Nickname field and then removed the duplicate person.

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Flagged as a "Possible DUPLICATE" in the Nickname field so an Admin can check out this person.

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Sources

MACR 3124 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database