William J Sullivan Jr

Military ROLL OF HONOUR

Shot down by flak and fighters and crashed near Mont St Martin, FR on a mission to Augsberg, GR on 25 Feb 1944 in B-17G #42-31517. Killed in Action (KIA).



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Units served with

Unofficial emblem of the 457th Bomb Group.

457th Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

Robert F Cooper

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 457th Bomb Group 748th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Co-Pilot

Aircraft

42-31517

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 457th Bomb Group 748th Bomb Squadron

Places

The mission board of the 457th Bomb Group. Official caption printed on image: '(GM-299-2-457)(16/5/45)(Op's Board's).'

Glatton

  • Site type: Airfield
  • Known as: Connington

Events

Event Location Date Description

Died

25 February 1944

Born

Malden, Massachusetts

Buried

Revisions

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Sources

1993 457th BGA Roster, MACR 3003, ABMC, Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia