William Paul McAnear
Military ROLL OF HONOURShot down 11 April 1944 in B-17 #42-5885 'Kipling's Error III'. Plane crashed into Baltic, Killed in Action (KIA).
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Kipling's Error III
- Unit: 96th Bomb Group 337th Bomb Squadron 413th Bomb Squadron
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Other Killed in Action (KIA) |
Poland | 11 April 1944 | |
Born |
Okemah, Oklahoma, USA |
Revisions
Contributorjmoore43
Changes
Sources
Updated Middle Name & Added S/N per MACR 3809 at Fold3.com.
SOURCE: https://www.fold3.com/image/29622044
Contributorgeneral ira snapsorter
Changes
Sources
Merged with duplicate entry to include details from:
- the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia ;
- MACR 3809;
- Snetterton Falcons, pg 131
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources
MACR 3809 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database