William Douglas Austin Jr
MilitaryB-24 flight engineer for 492nd Bomb Group, 856th Bomb Squadron and 8th air force.
Shot down 4 August 1944 in A/C #42-50770. Interned in Sweden.
He was predeceased by his 12 siblings and wife, Inga-Lisa, who he met whilst in Sweden.
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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
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Unit: 492nd Bomb Group 856th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: North Pick
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Charlotte, North Carolina | 29 April 1924 | |
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Enlisted |
Croft St, Greenville, SC 29609, USA | 24 March 1943 | CP Croft, South Carolina |
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Other Interned (INT) |
Sweden | 4 August 1944 - 2 July 1945 | |
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Died |
Charlotte, NC, USA | 22 November 2016 |
Revisions
Added S/N from WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).
Added INT event end date per WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).
Added punctuation to the "Summary biography" to aid clarity.
Added an "Interned (INT)" event per info in the "Summary biography".
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / self, MACR 7715