William Gladstone Pegram
Military ROLL OF HONOURPhoto source: Ralph Peeters
Michel Beckers WW2CRASHSITERESEARCH
Assigned to 324BS, 91BG, 8AF USAAF. In B-17 42-2970 'Connecticut Yankee' crash landed in Sussex after crew bailed out during 6-Sep-43 Stuttgart mission. Returned to base.
Shot down 27-Sep-43 in B-17 42-3111 'Local Girl', Killed in Action (KIA).
Awards: AM (3OLC), PH.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Died |
27 September 1943 | ||
Born |
Guilford College, North Carolina, USA | ||
Buried |
Netherlands American Cemetery, Margraten, The Netherlands, | ||
Other Killed in Action (KIA) |
Germany | 27 September 1943 |
Revisions
Added punctuation to the "Summary biography" to aid clarity.
Added S/N per MACR 667 at Fold3.com. SOURCE: https://www.fold3.com/image/28600983
Added another "-" to the A/C serial # in the "Summary biography" for readability.
Added a "-" to the A/C serial # in the "Summary biography" for readability.
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 667 / MACR 667, Losses of the 8th & 9th AFs Vol. I by Bishop & Hey pp. 275-6, 292 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database