William Lorenco Day
Military
Correct crew names: - Rear L-R - T/Sgt Mercer, 2Lt Day, 2Lt Bowes, 2Lt Fisher, 1Lt Yarcina.
Front L-R: - PFC Allison, Sgt Begley, Sgt. Hildebrand, S/Sgt Silverfoote, Sgt Boggs. Roger Freeman Collection
B-24 crew list mentions a Sgt. Alvin Hildebrand, no mention of any rogers.
Object Number - FRE 2111 - A bomber crew of the 491st Bomb Group with their B-24 Liberator. Handwritten caption on reverse: 'Top L-R, S/Sgt Mener, Eng, Lt Day, Co-pilot, Lt...
Assigned to 854BS, 491BG, 8AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) Madgeburg in B-24 42-51267 'Miss Francia' 9-Feb-45; crashed at Waldorf, Germany. Prisoner of War (POW) MACR 12219
Awards: POW, WWII Victory, EAME.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 491st Bomb Group 854th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Engineer, Top Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 491st Bomb Group 854th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: A071133
- Highest Rank: Major
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 491st Bomb Group 854th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-547151
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant Colonel
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
Places
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Dulag Luft Grosstychow Dulag 12
- Site type: Airfield
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Stalag Luft III, Sagan, Germany
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Cement City, Michigan, USA | 5 May 1923 | Son of Fred E and Ruth M Day. |
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Enlisted |
Kalamazoo, MI | 1 January 1943 | Kalamazoo, Michigan |
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Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Zagan, Poland | 9 February 1945 | Prisoner of War (POW). Stalag Luft III. |
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Other Baled out POW |
Waldorf, Germany | 9 February 1945 | Failed to Return (FTR) Madgeburg in B-24 42-51267 'Miss Francia' 9-Feb-45; crashed at Waldorf, Germany. POW MACR 12219 |
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Died |
13 January 2011 | ||
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Buried |
East Liberty Cemetery Liberty, Jackson County, MI | 16 January 2011 | East Liberty Cemetery Liberty, Jackson County, Michigan |
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Based |
Metfield | 9 February 1945 | Assigned to 854BS, 491BG, 8AF USAAF. |