William L Reese

Military ROLL OF HONOUR
media-16732.jpeg UPL 16732 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. Find a Grave

Object Number - UPL 16732 - 1Lt. William L. Reese (1920-1944), navigator and bombardier on B-24J Liberator. Shot down and killed flying as bombardier on "Idiot's Delight,"...

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

A Pathfinder B-24 Liberator (V2-P+, serial number 42-51691) of the 491st Bomb Group. Handwritten caption on reverse: '491 BG supplying troops at Arnhem, Sept 1944.'
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: Lucky Penny
  • Unit: 491st Bomb Group 853rd Bomb Squadron
  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: Idiot's Delight
  • Unit: 491st Bomb Group 853rd Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

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.

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Killed in Action (KIA)

Germany 26 November 1944

Revisions

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Contributorbaruchgershom
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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

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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

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