William L Reese
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
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1Lt. William L. Reese (1920-1944), navigator and bombardier on B-24J Liberator. Shot down and killed flying as bombardier on "Idiot's Delight," Serial #42-51530, 853 Bomb Sq., 491st Bomb Group, 8th Air Force. Picture from www.findagrave.com.
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Killed in Action (KIA) crashed at Anno-Tower on 11/26/44 in B-24 'Idiots Delight' #4251530
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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
Aircraft
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Garfield Heights, Ohio, USA | 11 December 1920 | |
Died |
26 November 1944 | Navigator on B-24J Liberator, Tail No. 42-51530 ("Idiot's Delight"), 853 Bomb Sq., 491st Bomb Group. Shot down in bombing raid over Misberg, Germany. | |
Other Killed in Action (KIA) |
Germany | 26 November 1944 |
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Sources
OQMG Form 623 (Application for Headstone or Marker); http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=141082646
ContributorAAM
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 10767 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database