William R Freund

Military

Shot down 6 September 1943 in B-17 #42-30057 'Raunchy. ' Plane ditched in Lake Constance, Switzerland. Interned.

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Units served with

Aircraft

A B-17 Flying Fortress of the 100th Bomb Group that has crash landed. Written on slide casing: 'Raunchy crash TA.'
  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Raunchy
  • Unit: 100th Bomb Group 351st Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Syracuse, New York, USA

Other

Interned (INT)

Germany 6 September 1943

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Sources

100th Bomb Group Foundation Directory, 2000 - 2001; MACR 689 / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 689 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database