William E Mountain

Military

Shot down Crashed at Charly14 June 1944 in B-17, #4237843. 'DryRun' Evader.

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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

A B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 42-37843) nicknamed "Dry Run" returns to base. Handwritten caption on reverse: '237843.'

42-37843

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

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Altoona, Pennsylvania, USA

Other

Evaded

France 14 June 1944

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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 5801 / MACR 5801; Mighty Eighth Air Force Heritage Museum Membership List, July 2000, http://www.401bg.org/Main/History/Members/Details.aspx?ID=3065 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database