William Denver Whitley
MilitaryWilliam 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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- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 350th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 20345534
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Assistant Engineer/Ball Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 100th Bomb Group 350th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 34332447
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 350th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-798030
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
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| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
21 August 1911 | Keya Paha Couty, Nebraska, United States, the son of Samuel A. and Lucy M. Whitley | |
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Enlisted |
1 August 1942 | ||
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Other Bailed out |
10 July 1943 | of B-17 42-30050 over NW France, south of Dieppe | |
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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." | |
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Died |
27 September 1979 | ||
| Dallas, South Dakota | |||
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Buried |
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ContributorED-BB
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Sources
NARA WWII POW records
MACR 268
US Census 1930
NARA VETERANS' BIRLS files
ContributorAAM
Changes
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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