William C Murphy
Military ROLL OF HONOURAssigned to 569th 390BG, 8AF USAAF. Shot down 15-Aug-43 in B-17F 42-3306 unable to bale out. Killed in Action (KIA).
Awards: PH.
Connections
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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: 390th Bomb Group 569th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 18026239 / O-733667
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Phoenix
- Unit: 390th Bomb Group 569th Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 15 August 1943
Places
![A bomber crew of the 390th Bomb Group with their B-17 Flying Fortress ( serial number 42-31027) nicknamed "Honey Chile" and their dog and monkey mascots "Scrappy" and "Joe". Image stamped on reverse: ‘Fox.’ [stamp], ‘passed for publication 25 Oct 1943.’ [stamp] and ‘289774.’ [Censor no.] Printed caption on reverse: ‘AERIAL MASCOTS OF FORTRESS CREWS. PH/MoN. As frisky and friendly a pair of aerial mascots as you'll find in Britain are "Scrappy" and "Joe", pup and monkey team belonging to the](https://assets.americanairmuseum.com/s3fs-public/styles/teaser_thumb_x2/public/freeman/media-380433.jpg.webp?itok=L7HbOA_i)
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Parham
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Enlisted |
Montgomery, AL, USA | 10 January 1942 | |
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Buried |
59670 Bavinchove, France | 16 July 1943 | Interred Bavinchove cemetery |
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Died |
59670 Bavinchove, France | 15 August 1943 | Shot down 15-Aug-43 in B-17F 42-3306 unable to bale out. Killed in Action (KIA). |
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Buried |
Middletown, CT, USA | 7 April 1949 | Re-Interred Saint Johns Cemetery Middletown Middlesex County Connecticut, USA |
| Connecticut, USA | |||
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Born |
Middlesex County, CT, USA | ||
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Based |
15 August 1943 | Assigned to 569th 390BG, 8AF USAAF. |
Revisions
ContributorAl_Skiff
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 258 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database