William Robert Greason

Military ROLL OF HONOUR
media-19843.jpeg UPL 19843 Tippet Crew

Aircraft is B-17F Satan's Workshop.
See Morgan series B-17, (c) c. 1965.

Morgan Aero series (c) c. 1965 ( red cover)

Object Number - UPL 19843 - Tippet Crew Aircraft is B-17F Satan's Workshop. See Morgan series B-17, (c) c. 1965.

Shot down 2 Oct 1943 in B-17 #42-5260 'Yardbird II'. Plane crashed into North Sea, Killed in Action (KIA).

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Units served with

Official emblem of the 303rd Bomb Group approved 7 November 1942.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Yardbird II
  • Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 360th Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Carlisle, Pennsylvania, USA

Died

Killed in Action (KIA)

Germany 2 October 1943

Buried

Listed on the "Wall of Missing"

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Removed a dup Died event.

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Capitalized the words "Waist Gunner" in the "Role/job" field.

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Added a Buried event per Find-a-grave Memorial ID 56290208.
Source: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/56290208/william-r-greason

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Added a "-" to the A/C serial number in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.

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Information added by relative

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 738 / MACR 738, Roster / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database / Roster

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