William D Ready

Military
media-41341.jpeg UPL 41341 Lt. Col. William D. Ready; from Pictorial History of the 447th Bombardment Group (H) https://www.americanairmuseum.com/media/41056 447th Bomb Group collection

Timothy Motz

Object Number - UPL 41341 - Lt. Col. William D. Ready; from Pictorial History of the 447th Bombardment Group (H) https://www.americanairmuseum.com/media/41056

In 1941 he was a flight instructor for the cadets stationed at Randolph Field in San Antonio. At the 96th he started out as an instructor, meteorologist and navigator. (He had been a violinist for the Kansas City Philharmonic and orchestra lead. He later served with the 447th Bomb Group.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 447th Bomb Group.

447th Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment
The insignia of the 96th Bomb Group.

96th Bomb Group

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

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447 Group History

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N. (n.d.). 447 Bomber Group Loading Lists. Retrieved 2021, from https://447bg.smugmug.com/LOADING-LISTS

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Timothy Motz

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Snetterton Falcons, pg 277, 307

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Object number: UPL 41341 - Lt. Col. William D. Ready; from Pictorial History...