William Charles Vinal

Military

36 missions. Flew in 'Yankee Maid. '



5 AM/ 2 DFC

Connections

See how this entry relates to other items in the archive by exploring the connections below.

Units served with

The insignia of the 490th Bomb Group.

490th Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

Vincent Robert Bullard

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 490th Bomb Group 849th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Places

Eye, home of the 490th Bomb Group, photographed from the air. Image via Mark Brown, AFA. Written on slide casing: 'Eye from air.'

Eye

  • Site type: Airfield
  • Known as: Brome

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Astoria, New York 11 April 1920

Enlisted

New York, NY 7 January 1942
Huntington Station, NY 12 Harding Street

Revisions

Date
Contributor466thHistorian
Changes
Sources

http://www.ww2enlistment.org/index.php?page=directory&rec=493753
https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/2238/images/44028_06_0…

Date
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / self