William Gladstone Pegram

Military ROLL OF HONOUR
media-31299.jpeg UPL 31299 1LT William G. Pegram...


Photo source: Ralph Peeters

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Object Number - UPL 31299 - 1LT William G. Pegram... Photo source: Ralph Peeters

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

Unofficial emblem of the 91st Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Connecticut Yankee
  • Unit: 91st Bomb Group 324th Bomb Squadron
  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: The Brass Rail, Local Girl
  • Unit: 91st Bomb Group 95th Bomb Group 324th Bomb Squadron 335th Bomb Squadron 412th Bomb Squadron

Places

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

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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

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Added another "-" to the A/C serial # in the "Summary biography" for readability.

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Added a "-" to the A/C serial # in the "Summary biography" for readability.

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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

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