William D Comstock

Military

RTD Ran out of fuel and ditched in channel on 7/11/44 in B-24 'Battle Package' #4252201 On 10/19/44 crashed at Kelkheim in B-24 #4295047 Prisoner of War (POW) (Was flying as Observer with the 733rdBS for this mission)

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Units served with

Colonel Larry Thomas of the 453rd Bomb Group. Handwritten caption on reverse: 'Col Larry Thomas 453BG.'

453rd Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

42-52201

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Unit: 453rd Bomb Group 732nd Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

East Orange, New Jersey

Other

Returned (RTD)

North Sea 11 July 1944

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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 8715 / MACR 8715 & MACR 10177 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database