William H Bearden

Military
media-57332.png UPL 57332 William H. Bearden

Caroline Bearden, Granddaughter

Object Number - UPL 57332 - William H. Bearden

served as combat wing and group lead Bombardier in combat. Completed 30 combat missions from 21 Jan 1944 to 19 Jul 1944. Was approved for pilot training after his completion of his combat tour with a rating of excellent performance.



Air Medal w 3/Oak Leaf Clusters; and DFC



Damaged by flak on a mission to Chateaudun airfield, FR on 28 Mar 1944, B-17G #42-37754 'Who Dat - Ding Bat' returned to base and crashed off the coast after the surviving crew baled out. RTD.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 381st Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Who Dat - The Dingbat!
  • Unit: 381st Bomb Group 534th Bomb Squadron

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Events

Event Location Date Description

Enlisted

Maxwell Field, Montgomery, Alabama 25 March 1942

Died

15 October 1988

Died

13 May 1991

Revisions

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ContributorDouglas P
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Added media associations

Date
ContributorDouglas P
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NARA, 381st BG

Date
ContributorAAM
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381st Bomb Group Memorial Association, March 1999,

www.381st.org/UnitHistory/Data/Roster.aspx / 381st Bomb Group Memorial Association, March 1999, Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces,

href="www.381st.org/UnitHistory/Data/Roster.aspx">www.381st.org/UnitHistory/Data/Roster.aspx> / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia

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