William Goldie MacNab
MilitaryAssigned to 350BS, 100BG, 8AF USAAF. Suffered mid air collision with B-17 #42-31987 and killed either in initial collision or resultant crash, as both A/C became locked together. Crashed Rustringen, Germany. Killed in Action (KIA). MACR 8174/11550.
Awards: AM (2 OLC), PH.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 100th Bomb Group 350th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 12075354 / O-2000346
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 100th Bomb Group 350th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 13091592
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 100th Bomb Group 350th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 18110646 / O-777438
- Highest Rank: Major
- Role/Job: Bombardier
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 100th Bomb Group 350th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 34652710
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 100th Bomb Group 350th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 36860140
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Waist Gunner
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Nine Lives
- Unit: 100th Bomb Group 350th Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 31 December 1944
Places
- Site type: Cemetery
- Known as: Netherlands American Cemetery, Margraten, The Netherlands
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
Wasco, Oregon, USA | 7 October 1923 | Son of Ronald Stuart and Wilhelmena 'Minnie' Edith [Beechey] MacNab. |
Enlisted |
Portland, OR, USA | 24 November 1942 | Portland, Oregon |
Died Killed in Action (KIA) |
Kleingärtnerverein Rüstringen e.V., Neuengrodener Weg 50, 26386 Wilhelmshaven, Germany | 31 December 1944 | Suffered mid air collision with B-17 42-31987 and killed either in initial collision or resultant crash, as both A/C became locked together. Crashed Rustringen, Germany. Killed in Action (KIA) MACR 8174/11550. |
Buried |
Netherlands American Cemetery | Re-Interred Netherlands American Cemetery Liege, Belgium |
Revisions
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https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/81627078/william-goldie-macnab
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Added a "-" to the A/C tail # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.
MACR 11359 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database