Military
William H Binnebose, Jr. Right Waist Gunner
S/Sgt William H. Binnebose Jr (photo courtesy Binnebose family)
Served 3 March 1942-1 January 1946. Flew 9 missions, not all on Our Bay-Bee. WIA 26 Jul 1943 B-17 #42-30274. Shot down 17 August 1943 in B-17 #42-30274 'Our Bay-Bee', Prisoner of War (POW). Stalag 17B, Krems. Also wounded while POW, shot when 2 other prisoners (Ralph Lavoie and Jim Proakis) attempted to escape.
Air Medal/ Purple Heart/ Prisoner of War/ Presidential Unit Citation.
See the Baker crew page at http://www.aircrewremembered.com/gallery/index.php?/category/6
Military | Staff Sergeant | Right Waist Gunner | 95th Bomb Group
WIA 26 July 1943 on board B-17 #42-30274.
Shot down 17 August 1943 in B-17 #42-30274 'Our Bay-Bee', Prisoner of War (POW).
See the Baker crew page at http://www.aircrewremembered.com/gallery/index.php?/category/6
Military | Lieutenant | Pilot | 95th Bomb Group
Shot down 17 August 1943 in B-17 #42-30274 'Our Bay-Bee', Prisoner of War (POW).
See the Baker crew page at http://www.aircrewremembered.com/gallery/index.php?/category/6
Military | Staff Sergeant | Tail Gunner | 95th Bomb Group
Shot down 17 August 1943 in B-17 #42-30274 'Our Bay-Bee', Prisoner of War (POW).
See the Baker crew page at http://www.aircrewremembered.com/gallery/index.php?/category/6
Military | Technical Sergeant | Top Turret Gunner | 95th Bomb Group
Shot down 17 August 1943 in B-17 #42-30274 'Our Bay-Bee'. Prisoner of War (POW). See the Baker crew page at http://www.aircrewremembered.com/gallery/index.php?/category/6
Military | Technical Sergeant | Radio Operator | 95th Bomb Group
Shot down 17 August 1943 in B-17 #42-30274 'Our Bay-Bee', Prisoner of War (POW). See the Baker crew page at http://www.aircrewremembered.com/gallery/index.php?/category/6
Military | Second Lieutenant | Co-Pilot | 95th Bomb Group
Shot down 17 August 1943 in B-17 #42-30274 'Our Bay-Bee', Evaded (EVD). Helped by the Belgian Comète evasion network, he was back in England on 23 November 1943. See the story of his evasion at https://www.evasioncomete.be/fminnicmg.html
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Military | First Lieutenant | Navigator | 95th Bomb Group
Shot down 17 August 1943 in B-17 #42-30274 'Our Bay-Bee', Prisoner of War (POW). See the Baker crew page at http://www.aircrewremembered.com/gallery/index.php?/category/6
Military | Second Lieutenant | Bombardier | 95th Bomb Group
Shot down 17 August 1943 in B-17 #42-30274 'Our Bay-Bee', Evaded (EVD). Helped by the Belgian Comète evasion network, he was back in England on 23 November 1943. See the story of his evasion at https://www.evasioncomete.be/fsarnowhp.html
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Military | Staff Sergeant | Ball Turret Gunner | 95th Bomb Group
A Ball Turret gunner on B-17 #42-30274, Sgt John White was not a regular "Our Bay-Bee" Crew member. He was flying as a substitute the day they were shot down and it was the only mission he flew with the William Baker crew. He landed in Belgium and...
Group
The 95th Bomb Group was the only Eighth Air Force Group to be awarded three Distinguished Unit Citations. The first, shared by all four Bomb Wing Groups, was for the bombing of an aircraft factory under intense enemy fire at Regensburg on 17 August...
Squadron
Squadron
B-17 Flying Fortress
Delivered Cheyenne 8 May 1943; Gore 9 May 1943; Smoky Hill 17 May 1943; Dow Field 5 June 1943; Assigned 334BS/95BG [BG-Q] Horham 15 June 1943; 5 missions. Missing in Action Regensburg 17 August 1943 with a 335BS crew. Pilot 1st Lt Walter A. Baker;...
29 June 1943
1st Bomb Wing despatches two formations: one has the air depot at Villacoublay, France as their primary; and one has the Luftwaffe airfield at Tricqueville, France as their primary.
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4 July 1943
The aircraft factories at Le Mans and Nantes, France and the lock gates and harbour facilities at La Pallice, France are the primary targets for this mission. The mission is comprised of three elements:
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10 July 1943
German airfields at Caen, Abbeville, and Le Bourget at Paris, France are the primary targets for this mission. 112 B-17s form a combined force from 91BG; 92BG; 305BG; 306BG; 351BG and 381BG to bomb the German airfield (Carpiquet) at Caen, France. Cloud...
14 July 1943
The German air depot at Villacoublay, France and the German airfields Amiens/Glisy and Le Bourget at Paris, France are the primary targets for this mission. These attacks are made by three separate elements: 116 B-17s are despatched from 92BG (15);...
26 July 1943
The German rubber industry at Hannover, Germany and the U-Boat shipyards at Hamburg, Germany are the primary focus of this mission. In addition, a German ship convoy and targets of opportunity at Wilhelmshaven and Wesermunde are bombed. The first...
15 August 1943
German airfields in Holland and France are the targets for this mission. All of the attacks were made late in the afternoon just prior to sunset. The mission is composed of two elements. The first element is a combined force of 180 B-17s from: 91BG (20...
17 August 1943
The mission flown on 17-Aug-43, the 1st anniversary of the 1st mission flown by the 8th Air Force, is probably the most written about mission of the war. This is the famous Schweinfurt/Regensburg mission on which 60 B-17s are lost. It has been dubbed ...
Military site : airfield
Horham airfield was planned and built for RAF use, but handed over to the Eighth Air Force and used initially by the 47th Bomb Group. When they joined the Twelfth Air Force in January 1943, it became home to the B-26 Marauders of the 323rd Bomb Group....
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| Born | Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin | 11 January 1924 |
| Prisoner of War (POW) | Germany | 17 August 1943 |
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Prisoner of War (POW) |
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| Died | 9 October 1996 | |
| Buried | Nekoosa, Wisconsin | |
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| 12 May 2021 07:32:58 | ED-BB | Changes to biography |
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Added website address for the Baker crew |
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| 19 April 2020 19:35:28 | jmoore43 | Changes to biography |
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Added a "-" to the A/C serial # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency. |
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| 19 January 2017 01:22:15 | Betty Binnebose Lewis | Changes to nickname |
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Betty Binnebose Lewis |
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| 06 January 2015 13:20:57 | Lucy May | Changes to biography and awards |
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Added medals based on information in the Biography field. |
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| 04 January 2015 21:41:14 | Betty Binnebose Lewis | Changes to media associations |
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Betty Binnebose Lewis Daughter |
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| 03 January 2015 22:07:00 | Betty Binnebose Lewis | Changes to service number, highest rank, person associations and mission associations |
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Betty Binnebose Lewis Daughter |
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| 14 October 2014 20:22:18 | Betty Binnebose Lewis | Changes to biography |
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daughter Betty Binnebose Lewis |
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| 14 October 2014 20:16:48 | Betty Binnebose Lewis | Changes to role |
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daughter Betty Binnebose Lewis |
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| 14 October 2014 19:58:20 | Betty Binnebose Lewis | Changes to middlename |
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Submitted by daughter, Betty Binnebose Lewis |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 13 October 2014 14:29:13 | Lucy May | Changes to events and aircraft associations |
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MACR 402 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 12 October 2014 16:21:50 | Lucy May | Changes to unit associations |
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Bomb Squadron listed as 335th Bomb Squadron by 95th BG roster: http://95thbg.org/95th_db_pages/left_formation_code/gethonoroll.php |
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| 27 September 2014 18:27:54 | AAM | AAM ingest |
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 402 |
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