William F Giglio
Military
Added unit connections
Object Number - UPL 30992 - Robert H Brown's crew photo
He flew on Robert Brown crew. Reported to group on 17 Jul 1944. POW Crew bailed out near Wolfach on 9 Dec 44 from B-17 'Sleepy Time Gal' #43-38362, this was his 35th mission. Flak hit #4 engine and could not feather. Dove to 22,000 ft and when the fire began to burn over the wing, Pilot Brown gave the bail out orders. He tried to open nose hatch and it wouldn't move. Got back in seat and opened doors. Engineer helped Giglio out of the plane because he was hit in right knee by flak, with metal proceeding into his thigh. German doctors worked on it for a week, and then decided to amputate as he continued to run a high fever. Aircraft continued unmanned and crashed about 60 km away near Fouchy, France.
PH, DFC, AM w/ 5 OLC, WWII VM.
Connections
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 306th Bomb Group 369th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 36683108
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 306th Bomb Group 369th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 18162152
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Flight Engineer; Top Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 306th Bomb Group 369th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-761342
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Bombardier / Navigator
Aircraft
Places
![A bomber crew of the 306th Bomb Group wave to Picture Post Girls in front of a B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 41-24471) nicknamed "Four of a Kind" at Thurleigh in December 1942. Image stamped on reverse: '"Picture Post" [stamp], 'Passed for Publication 11 Dec 1942.' [stamp], '238038.' [Censor no.] Handwritten in censor's blue pencil on reverse: 'American Flying Fortress crew are introduced to the girls they will meet at Picture Post Xmas Party.'](https://assets.americanairmuseum.com/s3fs-public/styles/teaser_thumb_x2/public/freeman/media-379028.jpg.webp?itok=6Gc6iR0j)
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Bedford
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Belleville, New Jersey | 8 August 1920 | |
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Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
9 December 1944 | ||
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Died |
3 February 1991 | ||
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Buried |
Family Plot in North Arlington, New Jersey |
Revisions
Added a "-" to the A/C tail # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.
Brought in information from duplicate record. Sources:
Dennis Walden's photos
MACR 11342 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database
306th BG Association Directory, 1 September 1999 Edition, MACR 11342, First Over Germany pg. 294, 306th BGA Collection, Russell Strong Index Cards, / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / http://www.306bg.org/crewphotos/Crew%20Pictures%20Adam-Rector/Crew%20Pi…
