William Amos Whitcomb
Military
Object Number - UPL 51432 - S/Sgt William A Whitcomb, 334BS, 95BG
Assigned to 334BS, 95BG, 8AF USAAF. Bill Thomas crew. 23 x combat missions.
7-Apr-43, B-17 42-3090 'Taint-a-bird' force landed near Clonakilty, County Cork Ireland. Crew was safe. RTD
B-17 42-3267 ditched in Bay of Biscay out of fuel 28-Jun-43. All on board returned. RTD
Shot down 29-Nov-43 in B-17 42-6039 'Wildfire', Prisoner of War (POW). MACR 1560
Awards: AM (OLC), POW, WWII Victory, EAME (2 x Battle Stars).
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| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Mecosta, MI | 4 February 1915 | Son of Lena Whitcomb. |
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Enlisted |
Kalamazoo, MI | 20 June 1942 | Kalamazoo, Michigan |
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Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Krems an der Donau, Austria | 29 November 1943 | Prisoner of War (POW). Stalag XVIIb. |
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Other Baled out POW |
SE of Friesoythe, Germany | 29 November 1943 | Shot down 29-Nov-43 in B-17 42-6039 'Wildfire', Prisoner of War (POW). MACR 1560 |
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Died |
27 June 1966 | ||
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Buried |
Maple Hill Cemetery Charlotte, Eaton County, MI | Maple Hill Cemetery Charlotte, Eaton County, Michigan | |
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Based |
Horham | 29 November 1943 | Assigned to 334BS, 95BG, 8AF USAAF. |
Revisions
Added a "-" to the A/C tail # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.
Added a "-" to the A/C type in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 1560 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database / Roll of Honor; MACR 1560, Losses of the 8th and 9th AFs Vol. 1 by Bishop and Hey pp. 101, 169, 391