William Joseph Connor
MilitaryAssigned to 334BS, 95BG, 8AF USAAF. Alerbert Powell crew. Failed to Return (FTR) Rechlin in B-17 44-6085 25-Aug-44; flak hit #3 & 4 feathered, on descent losing a wing before disintegrating, crashed Schwabach-Schwankenheim, near Stettin, Germany Prisoner of War (POW) MACR 8279.
Awards: AM, PH, POW, WWII Victory, EAME.
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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
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 95th Bomb Group 334th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 14134897 / O-764088
- Highest Rank: Colonel
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Lili of the Lamplight
- Unit: 95th Bomb Group 334th Bomb Squadron 335th Bomb Squadron
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 III, Sagan, Germany
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Pasadena, CA | 30 March 1919 | Son of Charles and Florence Connor. |
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Other Baled out POW |
Schwabach, Germany | 25 August 1944 | Failed to Return (FTR) Rechlin in B-17 44-6085 25-Aug-44; flak hit #3 & 4 feathered, on descent losing a wing before disintegrating, crashed Schwabach-Schwankenheim, near Stettin, Germany Prisoner of War (POW) MACR 8279. |
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Other Evaded EVD |
25 August 1944 - 30 August 1944 | Evaded capture for five days. | |
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Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Zagan, Poland | 30 August 1944 | Prisoner of War (POW). Stalag Luft III. |
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Died |
26 October 2017 | ||
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Buried |
Sacramento Valley National Cemetery Dixon, CA | 29 October 2017 | Sacramento Valley National Cemetery Dixon, Solano County, CA |
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Based Prisoner of War (POW) |
Horham | 25 August 1944 | Assigned to 334BS, 95BG, 8AF USAAF. |
Revisions
Added a "#" to the A/C serial number in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity.
Added a "-" to the A/C serial number in the "Summary biography" for clarity.
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 8279 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database