William Schleiter Couch
Military
Family Photograph of William Couch Navigator on B26 ETO
Object Number - UPL 52359 - William Couch
Assigned to 455BS, 323BG, 9AF USAAF. Missing in Action (MIA) 25-May-44. Shot down in B-26 42-95929 due to heavy flak on mission to the Seraing Railroad Bridge. Prisoner of War (POW) MACR 5040
Awards: POW, WWII Victory, EAME.
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Units served with
![Private First Class Barbara O'Brien of the Womens Army Corps, paints the nose of a B-26 Marauder (YU-Y. serial number 41-34982) nicknamed "Jolly Roger" of the 323rd Bomb Group. Image stamped on reverse: 'Associated Press.' [stamp], 'Passed for Publcation 4 Dec 1943.' [stamp] and '295589.' [Censor no.] Printed caption on reverse: 'W.A.C.S. on duty at a Bomber Station. Associated Press Photo shows:- Pfc: Barbara O'Brien painting the Jolly Roger on the nose of a Marauder with the crew looking on.'](https://assets.americanairmuseum.com/s3fs-public/styles/teaser_thumb_x2/public/freeman/media-380000.jpg.webp?itok=SSrEVQvb)
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-26 Marauder
- Unit: 323rd Bomb Group 455th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Connecticut | 17 December 1921 | Son of George R and Lavinia Couch. |
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Enlisted |
Hartford, CT | 29 April 1942 | Hartford, Connecticut |
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Other Captured |
Liege, Belgium | 25 May 1944 | Captured in Belgium 25-May-44 |
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Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Zagan, Poland | 25 May 1944 | Prisoner of War (POW). Stalag Luft III, Later to Stalag Luft VIIa. |
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Based |
Earls Colne | 25 May 1944 | Assigned to 455BS, 323BG, 9AF USAAF. |
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ContributorAl_Skiff
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Sources
Combat Chronology, Marauder Men / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia
