William M Simington

Military
media-43732.jpeg UPL 43732 Sgt. William M Simington (BS 710) Tail Gunner Altman Crew 447th Bomb Group collection

447 Bomb Group History

Object Number - UPL 43732 - Sgt. William M Simington (BS 710) Tail Gunner Altman Crew

INT Damaged by flak and landed in Switzerland on 7/11/44 in B-17 'Piccadilly Ann II' #42102651

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Units served with

The insignia of the 447th Bomb Group.

447th Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

42-102651

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Piccadilly Ann II
  • Unit: 447th Bomb Group 710th Bomb Squadron

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Born

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Interned (INT)

France 11 July 1944

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447 Bomb Group History

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 6937 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database / Unit History Roster, Enlisted Men of the 710th Squadron MACR 6937

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Object number: UPL 43732 - Sgt. William M Simington (BS 710) Tail Gunner...