William Howard Duff Jr
Military ROLL OF HONOURAssigned to 338BS, 96BG, 8AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) Rostock in B-17 42-31447 'Cookie' 11-Apr-44; plane crashed into Baltic. Killed in Action (KIA). MACR 3811
Captured German documents revealed that the bodies of Lts. Splan and Duff and Sgt Zittleman were recovered from the Baltic Sea near Kolberg, Germany.
Awards: AM (2OLC), EAME, 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
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 96th Bomb Group 338th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 15019304 / O-803299
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Cookie
- Unit: 96th Bomb Group 338th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Cemetery
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Station 138
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Hardy, Kentucky | 21 August 1924 | Son of William Howard Duff Sr. |
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Enlisted |
Cincinnati, OH | 15 December 1942 | Cincinnati, Ohio |
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Died |
Baltic Sea | 11 April 1944 | |
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Based |
Snetterton Heath | 11 April 1944 | Assigned to 338BS, 96BG, 8AF USAAF. |
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Buried |
Arlington National Cemetery | Re-Interred Arlington National Cemetery Arlington, Virginia Section: 34, Site: 3892 |
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 3811; Snetterton Falcons, pg 130 & 134