William H Lafferty
Military
Associated to airmen from information in the caption - need to verify correct middle initial for William Lafferty (S or H) and spelling of Stuebgen/Stubgen.
Object Number - UPL 26297 - William H. Lafferty and James Stubgen
Shot down 1 April 1944 in B-24 #42-110029, Evaded (EVD). Sheltered until liberated in Paris.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Unit: 445th Bomb Group 703rd Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Tivetshall
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Enlisted |
Rochester, NY, USA | 11 March 1942 | |
|
Born |
Rochester, New York, USA | ||
|
Other Evaded |
Germany | 1 April 1944 | |
|
Enlisted |
Revisions
Added a "-" to the A/C tail # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.
Different sources give different middle initials for William Lafferty.
Sources that give William H Lafferty:
Beth Lafferty
http://www.conscript-heroes.com/Art38-MIS-X-02.html
http://francecrashes39-45.net/page_fiche_av.php?id=3183
Matches up to this NARA enlistment record: https://aad.archives.gov/aad/record-detail.jsp?dt=893&mtch=24&cat=all&t… desc&rpp=50&pg=1&rid=538504&rlst=2489733,3100071,684845,1565773,2810964,2760784,538504,8384867,8280211,3575019
Sources that give William S Lafferty:
Original sources listed in this record
http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/dbmsn.asp?offset=3900
Source giving NMI:
http://445bg.org/macr-summary.html
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 3601 / MACR 3601, History of the 445th Bomb Group by Rudolph Birsic / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database
