William Earl Moreland

Military

Assigned to 349BS, 100BG, 8AF USAAF. Wilson crew. Failed to Return (FTR) Abbeville in B-17 42-107095 'Little Bit' 5-Jun-44; mid air collision destroyed nose of A/C, baled out Prisoner of War (POW). MACR 5384.



Awards: AM (3OLC), GC, American Campaign, POW, WWII Victory, EAME (1 x Battle Star).

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Units served with

Three airmen of the 100th Bomb Group, Lieutenant Kenneth Menzie, Lieutenant Donald Strout and Lieutenant Norman Scott, plan the route they will take during the next mission in their B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 42-30380). Image stamped on reverse: 'Reviewed and passed U.S. Army 23 Aug 1943 Press Censor E.T.O. U.S.A.' [stamp]'. Passed for publication 23 August 1943 INTLD 16 General Section Press Censorship Bureau '[stamp], 'Associated Press' [stamp] and '280035.' [Censor no.] Printed caption on reve

100th Bomb Group

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

People

Mark Victor Wilson

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 100th Bomb Group 349th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 18071324 / O-746498
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

42-107095

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Little bit
  • Unit: 100th Bomb Group 349th Bomb Squadron

Missions

392

  • Date: 5 June 1944
  • Official Description:

Places

Dulag Luft 12

  • Site type: Prisoner of war camp
  • Known as: Dulag Luft Grosstychow Dulag 12

Stalag Luft IV

  • Site type: Prisoner of war camp
  • Known as: Stalag Luft 4, Gross Tychow, Pomerania

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Porterville, CA 5 July 1917 Son of John Earl and Mattie Martha Moreland.

Enlisted

Fort MacArthur, San Pedro, CA 27 February 1942 Fort MacArthur, San Pedro, California

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Tychowo, Poland 5 June 1944 Prisoner of War (POW). Stalag Luft IV.

Other

Baled out POW

Vicinity of Hardelot, France 5 June 1944 Failed to Return (FTR) Abbeville in B-17 42-107095 'Little Bit' 5-Jun-44; mid air collision destroyed nose of A/C, baled out POW MACR 5384

Other

Discharged USAAF

29 November 1945 Honourable discharge.

Died

Discharged USAAF

Kernville, CA 25 July 1984

Based

Thorpe Abbotts 5 June 1944 Assigned to 349BS, 100BG, 8AF USAAF.
Bodfish, CA

Revisions

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Removed # from A/C serial No. to aid clarity and consistency.

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Added punctuation to the "Summary biography" to aid clarity.

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NARA: Air Force Award Cards

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https://www.fold3.com/record/627960061-william-moreland-1917

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 5384 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database