William E Brereton

Military ROLL OF HONOUR

Killed in Action (KIA) near Merseburg in B-17 'Wolfpack' 43-38159

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Units served with

A pathfinder B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 44-8258) of the 401st Bomb Group. Image by Robert Astrella. Written on slide casing: '48258 14 A, Mount Farm.'

401st Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

43-38159

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Wolf Pack
  • Unit: 401st Bomb Group 615th Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Other

Killed in Action (KIA)

Germany 2 November 1944

Born

Kenmore, New York, USA

Revisions

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Contributorgeneral ira snapsorter
Changes
Sources

Merged with duplicate entry to include details from:
- the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia ;
- The Mighty Eighth Combat Chronology Supplement, 1942-45; p. 173

Date
ContributorAAM
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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 10159 / MACR 10159, http://www.401bg.org/Main/History/Members/Details.aspx?ID=3042 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database