William Denver Whitley

Military

William Whitley was Tail Gunner on pilot Charles L. Duncan's "Judy E" - 42-30050, shot down by fighters over Dieppe, France 10 July 1943. Captured and made a Prisoner of War (POW).

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People

Oliver Matthew Chiesl

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 100th Bomb Group 350th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 16058854 at enlistment, then O-731267
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Navigator

Ernest De Los Santos

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 100th Bomb Group 350th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 18063077
  • Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Engineer / Top Turret Gunner

Charles Lawson Duncan

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 350th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 11033723 at enlistment, then O-791081
  • Highest Rank: Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

William H Forbes

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 350th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 00026405 at enlistment, then O-727093
  • Highest Rank: Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Bombardier

Gene Francis Frank

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 100th Bomb Group 350th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 37292132
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Waist Gunner / Assistant Radio Operator

Aircraft

42-30050

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Judy E
  • Unit: 100th Bomb Group 350th Bomb Squadron

Missions

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

21 August 1911 Keya Paha Couty, Nebraska, United States, the son of Samuel A. and Lucy M. Whitley

Enlisted

1 August 1942

Other

Bailed out

10 July 1943 of B-17 42-30050 over NW France, south of Dieppe

Other

Prisoner of War

10 July 1943 Captured after landing in parachute in Normandy. Interned at Stalag XVIIB in Braunau, near Krems, Austria. NARA WWII POW database : "Returned to Military Control 27 June 1945."

Died

27 September 1979
Dallas, South Dakota

Buried

Revisions

Date
ContributorED-BB
Changes
Sources

NARA WWII POW records
MACR 268
US Census 1930
NARA VETERANS' BIRLS files

Date
ContributorAAM
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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 268 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database