William David Shelly Jr
MilitaryWilliam Shelly was in the 381st Bomb Group/533rd Bomb Squadron. On the 10 September 1944 mission, he was Top Turret Gunner on board B-24 44-6095 and parachuted from the stricken Liberator. Captured after landing, he became a Prisoner of War (POW). Honorably discharged on 27 October 1945.
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- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 533rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 35226078
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 533rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 19100799 at enlistment, then O-768911
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Bombardier
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 533rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 19033259 at enlistment, then O-707498
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
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| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
14 July 1922 | Huntsville, Walker County, Texas | |
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Enlisted |
9 June 1941 | Houston, Texas | |
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Other captured |
10 September 1944 | in the Neibsheim / Karlsruhe area, Germany, after the crash of B-24 44-6095 | |
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Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
10 September 1944 | Interned at Stalag Luft 4, Gross Tychow (Tychowo), Poland. NARA WWII POW records : “Returned to Military Control 24 May 1945." | |
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Died |
31 May 1992 | Lubbock, Texas | |
| Altus, Jackson County, Oklahoma | |||
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Buried |
William Shelly rests at the Resthaven Memorial Park in Lubbock, Texas |
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NARA WWII Enlistment records
NARA WWII POW records
Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File
VA Gravesite Locator
ContributorAAM
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 8906