William M Shafer

Military ROLL OF HONOUR
media-44448.png UPL 44448 2Lt William M Shafer, Shafer was a navigator who served with the 95th bomb group and 412th bomb squadron. He was part of the 8th Air Force group awarded 3 Distinguished Unit citations, the first for an aircraft factory bombing raid under intense enemy fire. He and his crew were lost in action when their B-17 bomber crashed into the English Channel due to mechanical failure on June 14, 1944.

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Object Number - UPL 44448 - 2Lt William M Shafer, Shafer was a navigator who served with the 95th bomb group and 412th bomb squadron. He was part of the 8th Air Force group...

B-17 #42-31681 crashed into Channel due to mechanical failure 14 June 1944. Entire crew Killed in Action (KIA).

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Units served with

The insignia of the 95th Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 95th Bomb Group 412th Bomb Squadron

Events

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Born

Redkey, Jay County, Indiana, USA 22 May 1922

Died

14 June 1944

Other

Killed in Action (KIA)

English Channel 14 June 1944

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 5794 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database

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